HMAS Arafura commissions
The Royal Australian Navy commissioned the first of its new class of offshore patrol vessels, HMAS Arafura, at Fremantle Passenger Terminal on Saturday 28...
RNZN completes CTF 150 command rotation
On 25 June 2025 it was announced that Royal New Zealand Navy’s Commodore Rodger Ward completed his six month command of the Combined Task...
The ANI at 50: Admiral Hudson
This week, the second paper to be reproduced from the ANI’s Seapower Conference 1987 is by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Michael...
International action needed for nation lost at sea
By Sheridan Ward*
What happens when a country ceases to exist? Where do its people go, who no longer have a citizenship to protect them?...
Countering China’s dual-use strategy
By Henry Yep*
It’s the mid-2030s, and China’s growing network of dual-use ports and airfields has reshaped the South Pacific’s security landscape. Ostensibly, civilian projects...
Japan and China facing off at sea
By Dr Anupama Vijayakumar*
An unusual kind of tension is brewing in Northeast Asia. In a first, China deployed its Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers...
The UK nuclear deterrent: what now?
The UK Nuclear Deterrent Since 1940: Lessons from the Past? (Approx 7600 words)
By Admiral Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC PC*
Introduction
Few people...
ANI Podcast: Australia’s Maritime Strategic Fleet
Season 4 Episode 3 of the Saltwater Strategist.
Synopsis: In this episode of the Saltwater Strategist, ANI councillor and podcast host Duncan MacRae speaks with...
Why Iran won’t block Hormuz
By Jennifer Parker*
In the wake of the US strikes on Iran, focus has shifted to how Tehran will respond. Its options range from direct...
NZ frigate joins UK taskforce
Warmly welcomed as the latest partner of the United Kingdom’s premier Naval deployment of 2025 is the Royal New Zealand Navy, whose frigate Te...