India and Singapore conduct naval exercise
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indian Navy (IN) conducted the annual Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) from 24-29 October. This year’s...
Trump would axe AUKUS: Bolton
Australia’s plans to acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines would be torn-up if Donald Trump is re-elected this week, a former top Republican party...
AUKUS: interchangeability is the key
By Gary Stewart*
To make the AUKUS partnership successful, the three partner nations will need to shift, as Defence Minister Richard Marles said in a...
CHina’s Day 1 challenge to Indonesia
By Euan Graham*
China is testing Prabowo Subianto’s new administration, with three successive incursionsby China Coast Guard vessels into Indonesia’s exclusive maritime jurisdiction—the first occurring...
China: biggest navy getting deadlier
A mysterious large flattop has been spotted at a shipyard in southeastern China. The vessel does not look like any other ship that China...
Protecting UK’s supply chains
By Basil Germond*
The security and prosperity of the United Kingdom (UK) overwhelmingly depends on the global maritime supply chain. This also includes the supply...
Big USN-RAN naval-drone exercise
Australia and the United States have wrapped up the “signature” stage of a three-week (October 2024) naval drone exercise at Australia’s Jarvis Bay, part...
New naval research centre in Tasmania
The University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime College will host a new Naval Research Centre in partnership with Navantia Australia, Australian Defence Magazine reports.
The partnership...
Russia and Indonesia to hold naval exercise
The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL)and the Russian Navy will stage the naval exercise the Latma Orruda 2024 in the Surabaya area on 4-8 November. Latma...
Japanese warship conducts JSF flight trials
On 21 October the US Navy announced that one of their F-35 Lightning II aircraft landed aboard Japan’s 27,000 tonne Izumo-class helicopter carrier JS...