European presence sends message
In the 16th century the Portuguese were the first Europeans to navigate the South China Sea and lay eyes upon the thousands of islands...
Military behind in maritime drone use
By Brandon Wall and Nicholas Ayrton*
As times change, they demand that military doctrine and strategy change with it. Key to this is ensuring that...
RAN engages with regional navies
A number of foreign military personnel are embarked in Royal Australian Navy ships taking part in Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021 (IPE21), which continues to strengthen...
HMS Queen Elizabeth & USS Carl Vinson conduct exercises
USS Carl Vinson and HMS Queen Elizabeth’s air wings put on an impressive display of air power, as jets from the carriers trained to...
RAN & Singapore Navy conduct passage exercise
On 1 Sep 2021, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s Formidable-class frigate RSS Stalwart and Victory-class missile corvette RSS Vigour conducted a passage exercise (PASSEX) with the Royal Australian Navy...
Indian Navy delivers Covid supplies to Indonesia
On 24 August the Indian Navy’s amphibious ship INS Airavat delivered 10 Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) containers and other supplies to the port of Tanjung Priok Port...
Defending Australia’s trade. Crucial question
By Hugh White*
Thomas Shugart’s excellent Lowy analysis Australia and the growing reach of China’s military is by far the best thing I’ve read on...
Happy Xmas: maritime delivery problems
Our dependance on maritime shipping delivery is often taken for granted. ANI's annual Goldrick Seminar focused on this last year. Here is a link...
Failure to value servicewomen: RN chief
The Armed Forces have failed to value servicewomen, the First Sea Lord has said, as he apologised for a damning report into service culture.
Admiral...
Fostering regional naval ties
From 26 – 29 August 2021 the RAN took part in Exercise MALABAR 2021 involving naval units from India, Japan and the United States.
The exercise off Guam...