Russian Navy role in invasion of Ukraine emerges
By Peter Jones*
The role of the Russian Navy in the invasion of Ukraine has started to emerge. The Navy appears to have four missions:
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Defects found in Korean submarines
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy) announced that defects were found in 3 of the 9 Son Won-il-class submarines, the South Korean variants...
China delivers more Tonga disaster relief supplies
The PLA-N amphibious ship Wuzhishan and the replenishment ship Chaganhu Nuku'alofa on 23 February after delivering disaster relief supplies to Tonga.
This is the second...
Anti-ship weapons hit milestone
The head of the French DGA, his British DE&S counterpart and the CEO of MBDA signed a bilateral agreement and contracts for the continued...
US submarine force’s maintenance woe
The U.S. Navy attack submarine force inventory is at a low, and maintenance backlogs are making it harder to conduct important development work, the...
Antarctic trouble for Australia
By Marigold Black and Peter Dortmans*
Antarctica, as one of the largest shared spaces on the planet, represents an emerging nexus of geostrategic competition. Australia may...
Climate warriors solve carriers’ energy demands
When the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers arrived in Portsmouth, the base faced a critical issue – how to find enough electricity. HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS...
Professional Military Education and Sea-Blindness
Professional Military Education and Sea-Blindness: Lessons from the Royal Canadian Navy
By Commander Darin MacDonald, RAN*
This article published in the Australian Naval Review, 2021, Issue 1, in...
Chinese naval modernisation
By Carlyle A. Thayer*
This Background Brief was originally submitted to Australia Commonwealth Department of Defence Inquiry on the 2013 Defence White Paper on February...
Russian ramps up presence in Med
Russia has reinforced its naval presence in the Mediterranean, much more than usual. This can be seen as an outer defense layer for naval...