Australian Indian Ocean policy must expand
By David Brewster
Australia’s definition of the “Indo-Pacific” currently includes much of the Pacific Ocean as well as the eastern Indian Ocean, but excludes the...
RN to use carrier as tech demonstrator
The Royal Navy is seeking to use its aircraft carrier programme as an opportunity for industry to demonstrate new maritime unmanned systems technologies, Armada...
Warships leave Sydney for FCP exercise
HMA Ships Stuart, Hobart, Arunta and Sirius departed Sydney in formation today to mark the start of the sea phase of Navy’s first major exercise for the year, Fleet Certification...
HMAS Watson set for makeover
Major redevelopment works are about to begin at HMAS Watson, Navy’s principal warfare and navigation training establishment. The role of HMAS Watson, as the home of Training Authority Maritime...
Tech and the Navy-Marine team
By Christian Heller*
Soon after a new year, it is worth considering again the forecasts of futurists and the impacts their predictions may have on...
HMAS Toowoomba in Mid-East
HMAS Toowoomba and her ship’s company of around 190 personnel arrived in Bahrain to commence operations in the Middle East under Operation Manitou on 2...
Trouble for US Navy, littorally
It was something many of us saw as a near-certain eventuality, the Navy has formally announced that it wants to retire its first four...
Reassessing Australia’s defence policy
By Stephan Frühling*
Part 1
Four years have now passed since the release of the 2016 defence white paper, the most recent comprehensive review of Australia’s defence...
Disasters in Asia-Pacific: ANZUS co-operation
By Vanessa Newby*
The ANZUS treaty is regarded as the cornerstone of Australian security policy in the Asia-Pacific and to a lesser extent that of...
Protecting US ship-building plans
By Megan Eckstein
Ahead of next week’s release of a Fiscal Year 2021 budget request that is widely feared to cut Navy spending, a senior member...