Tonga reveals telecommunications vulnerability
In the wake of a violent volcanic eruption in Tonga, much of the communication with residents on the islands remains at a standstill. In...
Options for Australia’s n-subs
By Pete Sandeman*
The political and strategic ramifications of the AUKUS pact involving the US, UK and Australia continue to reverberate, but the details of...
First woman to command USS Constitution
For the first time the 224-year-old frigate USS Constitution has a woman commanding officer. On 21 January Commander Billie J. Farrell took command.
Speaking before...
Cairns is first regional maintenance centre
The Royal Australian Navy’s fleet is expanding and will be able to further sustain its edge at sea with the opening of the first...
Virtual dive on WWII Japanese sub wreck
Go on a virtual dive on the wreck of I-124, a WWII Japanese submarine, sunk 80 years ago (20 January 1942) in combat with...
Time to ditch “non-traditional security”
By James Goldrick and Blake Herzinger*
It is high time that we remove the term “non-traditional security” from our consideration of maritime affairs, and either...
Whatever happened to soft power?
By Joseph S. Nye*
As 2021 drew to a close, Russia had massed troops near its border with Ukraine, China had flown military jets near Taiwan,...
Australian Naval History Podcast in top 10 of world naval podcasts
The Australian Naval History Podcast series which is produced by the Navy Studies Group at the University of New South Wales (Canberra) has recently been...
US Navy reveals details of new surface combatant
By Peter Jones*
The backbone of the US surface combatant force is the Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers (DDG-51s). It is expected that just over...
Exercise Sea Dragon 2022
Maritime patrol aircraft from Australia, Canada, India, South Korea and the US took part in Exercise Sea Dragon 2022 which commenced on 5 January...