Subs: Lots of unanswered questions
By Marcus Hellyer*
It is correct, as former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has asserted, that few of the questions raised by the government’s announcement that...
Are N-subs the right way to go?
By Hugh White*
Are nuclear-powered submarines better – more cost-effective – for Australia’s operational needs than conventionally-powered ones? This is one of the many questions...
Defence campaign needs policy to back it up
By Nicholas Stuart
If you want to know why Labor won't - perhaps doesn't deserve - to win the coming election, look no further than...
Production begins on multi-purpose frigate
Production has begun on HMS Venturer, the first of the UK's new Type 31 frigates, designed to change roles to catch the enemy off...
Australia-India: alliances and self-reliance
By Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, Indian Navy(Ret)*
It is difficult to recall so much global and naval attention being focused on submarines, nuclear or conventional,...
More details on US Navy’s new FFG-62 design
By Peter Jones*
RAN is not alone in significantly modifying an existing frigate design to meet its requirements. The US Navy has provided more information...
Singapore and Indonesia navies in Exercise Eagle Indopura
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) conducted the 26th edition of Exercise Eagle Indopura from 13 to 21...
NZ-led operation seizes more drugs in Indian Ocean
The Royal New Zealand Navy-led counter-narcotics operation outside the Arabian Gulf has had a second major drug seizure in a week. The French frigate...
Significant German warship visit to Fremantle
By Johannes Peters and Justin Burke*
In a week when Australia’s relationship with France was left hanging by a thread due to the cancellation of...
USS Freedom decommissions
On 29 September USS Freedom (LCS 1), the lead ship of the Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, decommissioned at the San Diego Naval Base after...