F-35B still a chance on Australian’s Canberra-class ships
Does the F-35B still have a fighting chance to make it onto Australia’s Canberra-class warships?
No capability gap with subs, CN says
There would be no capability gap as the Navy replaces the Collins class submarines with the new Attack class, the Chief of...
Pearl Harbor 1941: the first energy war
By Charles Maechling*
In the summer of 1941, Japan had been at war on...
RAN honours CAPT J P Stevenson
Commander of HMAS Melbourne at time of Evans collision
On 15 February, the Royal Australian Navy honoured the...
F-35B won’t solve Australia’s defence dilemmas
By Ewen Levick*
Malcolm Davis asked In last week whether Australia should take...
Vale signal for AB Rudland released by CN
VALE: ABLE SEAMAN ERNEST HENNIKER RUDLAND 24614
1. IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I INFORM YOU OF THE...
The US, nor Australia, should not go to war over Taiwan
By Hugh White*
Paul Dibb writes that America’s strategic position in Asia would be fatally...
Maritime dimension of northern defence
By Richard Brabin-Smith*
Once governments have decided that their defence policies will focus on...
Russia’s quiet push into Asia-Pacific
By Matt Bartlett*
Russia’s “hard” power is generally well-understood. President Vladimir Putin has ensured...
China may only seek a limited naval role in the Indian Ocean
By David Brewster*
Among the many questions raised by the massive modernisation and expansion...