From the ANI Archives: Semaphore
In the mid-2000s the Headmark journal started to reproduce old photographs of the RAN to illustrate how the Navy had changed. The Spring 2007...
Australian Naval Review 2026 Issue 1 published
The new issue of the Australian Naval Review (2026 Issue 1) has just been published by the Australian Naval Institute. Hardcopies have been distributed...
US Navy meets recruiting goal
The Navy met its recruiting goal for Fiscal Year 2026 three months before the fall deadline, the sea service announced last week. The Navy...
China’s Pacific own goal
By Oliver Nobetau*
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been on a hot streak of Pacific diplomacy. Over the past week, Australia has inked three...
Pacific seabed’s crowding
The Pacific seabed is no longer an empty space between nations. It is becoming one of the most strategically crowded environments in the region....
Making it difficult for Taiwan
By Nathan Attrill*
In 2026, Beijing is making international engagement with Taiwan more costly. China has long sought to narrow Taiwan’s international space and make...
Electricity and military power
By Morgan Bazilian and Jahara Matisek*
Just as oil fueled the mechanized warfare of the 20th century, electricity is becoming the foundational resource for militaries...
Battle in the Baltic
Battle in the Baltic. The Royal Navy and the Fight to Save Estonia and Latvia 1918-20. By Steve R Dunn. First published in hardback...
What about China’s missile test?
China said on 6 July that one of its submarines had test-launched a ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean. This followed the signing of...
China test: more than a signal
By Frank A Rose*
People are missing the most important implication from China’s test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on 5 July 2026. It’s...