Retrospective medals for Fleet Air Arm
Navy’s Fleet Air Arm has been recognised for its contribution to Operation Bursa with the awarding of the Australian Service Medal with the Counter...
NUSHIP Supply arrives at its home port
The Royal Australian Navy’s new auxiliary oiler replenishment ship, NUSHIP Supply, has arrived at its homeport in Sydney Harbour.
NUSHIP Supply is one of two new auxiliary...
An APS reserve could save defence costs
By Marcus Hellyer*
Last month, I looked at Defence’s growing external workforce, in particular its 6,500 or so contractors, who provide ‘skills that would normally...
US declassifies Indo-Pacific strategy
By Rory Medcalf*
The US government has just declassified one of its most sensitive national security documents—its 2018 strategic framework for the Indo-Pacific, which was...
HMS Montrose overhauled in Oman
Frigate HMS Montrose has become the first Royal Navy warship to be overhauled in a new port in the Middle East, the Royal Navy...
Destroyers and unmanned vessel to join exercise
The Navy is taking steps to integrate its Zumwalt-class destroyers and its unmanned surface vessels into operational plans and will likely include both in...
Italian carrier heads to US for F-35B fit-out
The Italian Navy (Marina Militare) flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour, is set to reach Naval Station Norfolk in mid-February to start F-35B STOVL...
US Navy’s new ship-building approach
By David B Larter
The U.S. Navy’s top officer has laid down the gauntlet: The service must deliver two new classes of surface ships on...
Covid-19 masks trouble in South China Sea
By Carlyle A Thayer*
COVID-19 impacted disputes in the South China Sea in two ways. First, there were no face-to-face meetings between ASEAN members and...
Iron Men and Tin Fish. Zoom Presentation
Iron Men and Tin Fish. A look at submarine operations out of Fremantle 1942-45.
Friday 22 January 1100 2021.
Overview. In the period 1942 to 1945...