US considers Aussie vessel
By Evan Karlik*
Australia has a history of importing key military platforms from the United States—examples include the F-35A Lightning II, F/A-18F Super Hornet, P-8A...
China’s use of Soviet naval strategy
By James Goldrick*
In 1976, Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Sergei Georgyevich Gorshkov published his exposition of Soviet maritime strategy under the...
The British Carrier Strike Fleet After 1945
The British Carrier Strike Fleet After 1945. By David Hobbs. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2015 – re-issued 2020.
Reviewed by Jack McCaffrie
Note: This book was reviewed in the...
Retrospective medals for Fleet Air Arm
Navy’s Fleet Air Arm has been recognised for its contribution to Operation Bursa with the awarding of the Australian Service Medal with the Counter...
The Russian Baltic Fleet in the Time of War and Revolution
The Russian Baltic Fleet in the Time of War and Revolution 1914-1918: The Recollections of Admiral S N Timirev. Translated by Stephen Ellis. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley,...
NUSHIP Supply arrives at its home port
The Royal Australian Navy’s new auxiliary oiler replenishment ship, NUSHIP Supply, has arrived at its homeport in Sydney Harbour.
NUSHIP Supply is one of two new auxiliary...
An APS reserve could save defence costs
By Marcus Hellyer*
Last month, I looked at Defence’s growing external workforce, in particular its 6,500 or so contractors, who provide ‘skills that would normally...
US declassifies Indo-Pacific strategy
By Rory Medcalf*
The US government has just declassified one of its most sensitive national security documents—its 2018 strategic framework for the Indo-Pacific, which was...
HMS Montrose overhauled in Oman
Frigate HMS Montrose has become the first Royal Navy warship to be overhauled in a new port in the Middle East, the Royal Navy...
Destroyers and unmanned vessel to join exercise
The Navy is taking steps to integrate its Zumwalt-class destroyers and its unmanned surface vessels into operational plans and will likely include both in...