UK view of AUKUS debate in Australia
Communication was initially one of the bigger issues for AUKUS, particularly Pillar I. Shrouded in secrecy, all three members had some degree of international...
Australia sanctions Russian shadow fleet vessels
The Australian Government has imposed targeted sanctions on 60 vessels linked to Russia’s shadow fleet. This is the first time Australia has imposed sanctions...
Russia nuclear ice-breakers clear way for LNG
Two nuclear icebreakers are making way for a tanker and two cargo ships in this year's first transit shipment on the Russian Arctic route.
Icebreaker...
The Admiral’s Bookshelf
The Admiral’s Bookshelf. Admiral James G. Stavridis USN (Ret). Naval Institute Press 2025
Reviewed by Desmond Woods
This enjoyable and illuminating book is the third and...
RN delivers ‘critical’ supply to Swedes
The Royal Navy came to the rescue of Swedish submariners when they suffered an ‘emergency’ on NATO exercises in the Baltic. HMS Dasher responded...
CABOT: UK’s North Atlantic barrier
By David O’Sullivan*
Project CABOT, the Royal Navy’s planned Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) barrier in the North Atlantic, isn’t simply about detecting and tracking submarines; it’s...
AUKUS review an opportunity for Australia
By Emanuel Cohen*
The Pentagon’s review of the AUKUS defence partnership has surely generated anxiety in Canberra. But the Trump administration’s goal of verifying the...
India commissions lead anti-submarine shallow-water craft
On 18 June 2025 the Indian Navy commissioned the first of the class of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), INS Arnala, at the...
Exercise Griffin 2025
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the US Navy concluded the fifth edition of bilateral Exercise Pacific Griffin, held in Guam and its...
Defence Minister addresses Defending Australia 2025
"China's conventional military build-up is the most significant military build-up that we have seen – conventional military build-up – that we have seen since...