CN’s brief to incoming government
The brief to the incoming government by the Chief of Navy has been published by Navy News. It is available here.
All government agencies prepare...
Quarter of RN vessels cannot go to sea
The Defence Secretary says the Royal Navy's fleet is struggling to meet demands, Forces Network reports. Britain's fleet is made up of 76 ships,...
Sub review should be expedited
By Andrew Davies*
In a 1974 article in Aeroplane Monthly, a former Royal Air Force maritime patrol pilot wrote this about his experience flying in World...
East Timor Navy: China steps in
By Mark Dodd*
While relations with Timor-Leste remain strained over Australia’s 2004 bugging of its cabinet office, the young nation, on half an island just...
New subs should be based in Darwin
By Luke Gosling*
Building on its long history as a forward operating base, Darwin is ready to support our future submarine operations. Though it’s commonly seen as...
Frigates and subs and the future
By Michael Shoebridge*
One of the pearls in my memory of working in a big bureaucracy showed how things that make sense inside it simply...
RAN must expand, CN says
The size of the Royal Australian Navy’s workforce must increase if the service is to maintain its rising operational tempo, says Vice Admiral Mike...
Unpredictable climate, CN says
By Brendan Nicholson*
The Royal Australian Navy is strongly focused on building relationships with allies and gaining experience in an increasingly complex and uncertain Indo-Pacific...
NZ retires two patrol vessels
The Royal New Zealand Navy has retired two of its four inshore patrol vessels in line with the recently-released Defence Capability Plan.
HMNZS Pukaki and...
RAN under-gunned with missiles
By Malcolm Davis*
The Royal Australian Navy has neglected long-range naval surface-warfare capability for too long.
Its new Hobart-class air warfare destroyers represent Australia’s most advanced...