First long-range weapon since 2010
By Malcom Davis*
For the first time since the retirement of the F-111C bomber in 2010, the government looks set to restore a long-range deterrence...
Comparison with 1930s drives upgrade
By Peter Jennings*
Scott Morrison’s speech at the launch of the defence strategic update and new force structure plan was fascinating. No fewer than four times he...
The future is now, Defence Minister says
By Brendan Nicholson*
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has mapped out why Australia needs to quickly develop a much more potent defence force to deal with...
US Navy to work on race barriers
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday plans to stand up a Navy task force that will look for ways to remove racial barriers...
NATO starts anti-submarine exercise
The U.S. and five other NATO allies have kicked off exercise Dynamic Mongoose off the coast of Iceland on Monday to enhance their anti-submarine...
Defence spending unaffected by Covid
By Marus Hellyer*
The big question heading into the defence strategic update that Prime Minister Scott Morrison launched yesterday was what impact the Covid-19 crisis...
RAN’s role in the Suez Crisis
This paper was written for the Naval Historical Society of Australia by Society volunteer, Commander Martin Linsley RAN Rtd. Its genesis was a list...
Sydney City Marine gets ADF docking qualification
Sydney City Marine (SCM) has been assessed by the Naval Technical Bureau (NTB) as having achieved the requirements of the Australian Defence Force Maritime...
Farewell to Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall
By LCDR Alistair Tomlinson
Australia’s most senior submariner and former Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall AC AFSM RAN, has died at age...