AUKUS progress at Indo-Pacific 2025
Australia is continuing to drive forward its ambition for nuclear-powered submarines (SSN). Nor is this an endeavour for the fainthearted, as one defence industry...
Australia’s alignment with Philippines
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute urges Australia and the Philippines to capitalise on their growing strategic alignment and move quickly...
Mogami USV: Fast-Tracking RAN Mine Warfare
By Matthew Bell*
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is undergoing a significant transformation of its surface fleet, making rapid capability delivery essential. While much attention...
America’s logistic vulnerability
By Eyck Freymann and Harry Halem*
In any conflict with China, America’s most critical vulnerability wouldn’t be its destroyers, stealth bombers, or submarines. It would...
Logistics can be decisive in conflict
The U.S. military faces a critical vulnerability that could determine the outcome of any future conflict in the Indo-Pacific. While Force Design and joint...
Ghost Below
Ghost Below. By Steven Carruthers. Hardcover, 366 pages. Bluewater Press, NSW. $64.95.
Reviewed by Tom Lewis
The raid by midget submarines on Sydney Harbour has become...
Winners of the CN Essay Competition
At the Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exposition the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond announced the winners of the Chief of Navy Essay Competition....
Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator
On 1 November the Commonwealth Government announced it has delivered a key milestone in Australia’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine program with the establishment of the...
ANI at 50: Medium Power Navies in the 21st Century
The argument mounted in the just released A Maritime Strategy for Australia that medium powers like Australia must have a balanced fleet is certainly...
S Korea’s nuclear submarine deal with US
By Euan Graham*
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has pulled off a diplomatic coup by persuading US President Donald Trump not only to assist...