Collins maintenance: what is best for Navy
By Rowan Moffitt*
The public debate about moving full-cycle dockings of the Collins-class submarines to Western Australia has been overwhelmingly political. The vital point has...
Addressing long-range weakness
By Martin Lewis*
Two former air force chiefs have said that there’s an urgent capability gap in the Australian Defence Force’s order of battle—an absence...
Reminder: ANI AGM is on 7 Nov 5.30pm
The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Naval Institute will be held on Thursday, 7 November 2019 in the Military Theatre, ADFA, ACT commencing...
Dazzle paint for Canadian vessel
The Canadian frigate HMCS Regina is donning a new look ahead of its deployment next year to Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the...
China leases a Pacific island
By Alan Tidwell
The New York Times reported on 16 October that the People’s Republic of China had leased the island of Tulagi from Solomon Islands. A secret...
End of FFGs as HMAS Melbourne III decommissions
On Saturday 26 October HMAS Melbourne, the last of six RAN FFGs, decommissioned at Fleet Base East in the presence of the New South Wales...
Delay for HMS Audacious delivery
The Royal Navy will have to wait an extra 17 months for the nuclear-powered attack submarine, Forces Network reports.
The 97-metre-long, 7,400-tonne nuclear-powered submarine is...
75th anniversary of Leyte landings
PALO, Leyte, Oct. 19 -- Australian Ambassador Steven J. Robinson AO led the ceremonial wreath laying at the Australian WWII Memorial as part of...
Extra benefits with New DVA Veteran Card
The Government’s Australian Veterans’ Recognition (Putting Veterans and their Families First) Bill 2019 has passed Federal Parliament.
The legislation establishes the Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant which includes...
Sub-sea innovation and investment
The Submarine Institute of Australia 5th Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering Conference 2019 (SubSTEC5) to take place in Fremantle from 18-21 November.
The theme for...