‘Blank cheque for secretive AUKUS’
By Dave Sweeney*
This article is republished from Independent Australia under a Creative Commons licence. Read the original article.
Five years ago, the Australian political landscape...
Exercise Singaroo 2026
The RAN and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) conducted the 23rd edition of Exercise Singaroo, the bilateral maritime exercise between both navies. It...
Largest ADF in 25 years
On 15 September it was announced that in the 2025-26 financial year, the ADF grew to its largest size in a quarter of a...
US funding Subic Bay shipyard repair expansion
By Aaron-Matthew Lariosa*
Washington is funding a project that will expand the maintenance and repair capability of a shipyard in the Philippines frequently used by...
From the ANI Archive: Rear Admiral Nigel Coates remembered
Rear Admiral Nigel Coates was one of the most admired and capable officers of his generation. Many people hoped Nigel would one day lead...
US subs in WA ‘could have nuclear weapons’
US submarines that rotate through Western Australia under the AUKUS pact could be carrying nuclear weapons and Australia should welcome that, according to a...
R & M hits US submarines hard
Maintenance delays for U.S. Navy attack subs have resulted in boats that are frequently idle in port when they should be at sea, Defense...
North route boosts Russian oil trade
According to Reuters, China is currently the only recipient of Russian Arctic oil shipped along the Northern Sea Route. However, other countries are likely...
Experts look at AUKUS progress
15th September 2026 marks five years since the announcement of the AUKUS trilateral defence partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United...
US shows value of uncrewed vessels
By Tom Sharpe*
This month (September 2026), Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced it had recovered an American uncrewed submarine at the entrance to the Strait of...