Exercise Pitch Black to return
From 20 July to 7 August 2026, aircraft and participating nations will return to RAAF Bases Darwin and Tindal in the Northern Territory, and...
French strike group transits Suez
The French carrier strike group has transited the Suez Canal and is now moving toward the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, according...
US has shot away a lot hardware
By Tom Sharpe*
Since February 28, when the United States launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran, American forces have conducted an intense 39-day air and...
Australia-Japan statement on security cooperation
On 4 May 2026 the Commonwealth Government released the Australia-Japan Leaders Statement on Enhanced Defence and Security Cooperation. After the signing Prime Minister Anthony...
Sixth Indian Nilgiri-class frigate completed
On 30 April at Mumbai, the Indian Navy’s (IN) sixth ship of the P17A - Nilgiri class stealth frigates, Mahendragiri was delivered to the...
From the ANI Archives: fisheries patrol to Heard Island
From 1997 until the early 2000s the RAN, with support from the RAAF and the Army, undertook a handful of long-range fisheries protection interceptions...
Iron Duke’s emblematic decline
HMS Iron Duke has been stripped of her weapons and sensors and has not been to sea since October 2025, despite no formal decommissioning...
China’s cutting-edge technology
By Franciszek Kopczewski*
In January and February 2025, Chinese-operated ships Shunxing 39 and Hong Tai 58 committed similar sabotage tactics. Both ships dragged their anchors...
Liberal senator moots stealth bomber for Australia
Australia should consider acquiring next-generation B-21 Raider stealth bombers from the United States as a potential interim capability under AUKUS, according to James Paterson,...
Russian oil hub tanker disappears
A 346-metre-long tanker that serves as a key hub for Russian Arctic oil exports has effectively “disappeared” from ship tracking systems. The operators of...