A way to successful sonar AI
By LT Andrew Pfau*
Even as the private sector and academia have made rapid progress in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning...
Getting real on frigate schedule
By Marcus Hellyer*
The government has announced an 18-month delay to the Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class future frigate program. Is this a sign that the...
New US Navy Secretary’s Four Cs
The 78th secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, who as sworn in Aug. 9, released a message to the fleet laying out the...
UK’s Indo-Pacific tilt
By Ben Bland*
The United Kingdom’s proposed “tilt” to the Indo-Pacific was met with plenty of scepticism, including from this author, when it was unveiled...
Defence chiefs’ Afghan message
The following is a message from the Secretary and Acting Chief of the Defence Force about Afghanistan:
As the situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate,...
New South Korean submarine
South Korea has now become a country that operates locally-built submarines capable of deploying submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). This could create the basis for...
New shipbuilding CEO appointed
Highly experienced defence industry executive Graeme Hunter has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Naval Shipbuilding Institute (NSI), a joint venture...
Technology and fleet architecture
By J. Noel Williams*
“The fundamental error in a debate over robotic development is to think that we have a choice. This world is coming,...
Indian frigate in UK for exercises
The Indian frigate INS Tabar today sailed into Portsmouth for a high-profile visit ahead of exercises with the Royal Navy, the RN reports.
The 17-year-old...
New Directions in the 2020 Defence Strategic Update
This article was first published in the Australian Naval Review, 2020, Issue 2, in December 2020.
Ms Melissa Conley Tyler and Mr Iain MacGillvray*
The 2020 Defence...