UK’s F-35 target full operating capability
The UK’s F-35 Lightning jets will join Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales in the last week of April as they aim to...
HMAS Sydney takes part in Bersama Shield
Australia’s role as an active security partner in the Indo-Pacific will continue to strengthen, with the launch of Exercise Bersama Shield 2025.
The annual exercise,...
ANI at 50: Gough Whitlam
ANI at 50: Gough Whitlam
The twelfth article drawn from Davey Jones’ Locker is from the special Seapower 1979 edition of the Journal of Australian...
Industry leaders seek subsea cable security
A group of leading European telecoms and infrastructure providers has called on the EU, UK, and NATO to step up joint efforts to protect...
How do submarines navigate?
Unlike large vessels traveling on the ocean's surface or most other vehicles on the planet, military submarines do not have windows. A submarine's commander...
Taiwan sucking up China’s geopolitical efforts
By Nathan Attrill*
Taiwan has an inadvertent, rarely acknowledged role in global affairs: it’s a kind of sponge, soaking up much of China’s political, military...
Women in combat roles a strength
By Jennifer Parker*
The Ukraine war has been called the bloodiest conflict since World War II. As of July 2024, 10,000 women were serving in...
Dollars and Decisions: Australia’s defence
Spending on the AUKUS submarine program is draining funds for other military equipment, according to a new report by a group of defence experts.
They...
RN moves to retain and recruit reserves
The UK Ministry of Defence is stepping up efforts to recruit and retain personnel within the Royal Navy Reserve, according to Parliamentary Under-Secretary for...
New anti-sub sonar drone
Like a spring-loaded toy snake from a tube, the Sea Spear is intended to pop from a mother drone, expand to 50 times its...