US subs and ships effort needs new money
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro warned congressional appropriators that numerous high-profile shipbuilding efforts — Columbia and Virginia-class submarines as well as certain aircraft carriers...
Boundary-pushing SNN AUKUS
The UK’s upcoming fleet of submarines, the SSN-AUKUS, promises to push the boundaries of naval warfare when it enters service in the late 2030s,...
US arms transfer restrictions and AUKUS explained
On 17 September the US Congressional Research Service released a short report titled US Arms Transfer Restrictions and AUKUS Cooperation. It usefully explains the...
US CNO launches Navigation Plan 2024
On 18 September the US Navy’s 33rd CNO, Admiral Lisa Franchetti released the Chief of Naval Operations Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy 2024.
Her...
RAN officers help save US motorist
Quick thinking and swift action by Royal Australian Navy officers has helped save the life of a driver following a dramatic accident on a...
Exercise Kakadu 24
Exercise Kakadu 24 is underway in the waters and airspace off Darwin. Exercise Kakadu is the RAN's flagship regional international engagement activity. This year’s...
China’s SCS strategy enters new phase
By Peter Leavy*
Recent Chinese maritime activity around the Second Thomas Shoal marks a potentially new and more aggressive stage in China’s campaign to extend...
AUKUS and strategic sovereignty
By Euan Graham and Bec Shrimpton*
In Australia, unlike Britain or the United States, AUKUS is subjected to a relentless barrage of criticism from various...
AUKUS needs seamless data sharing
By Jocelinn Kang*
AUKUS won’t work without seamless information sharing and data exchange between the partner nations and their private sectors. And getting that right...
China testing Philippine resolve
Recent collisions between Chinese and Philippine ships in the South China Sea reflect Beijing’s aggressive behavior in the region and is clearly meant to...