PLA Navy’s first women helicopter pilots go to sea
On 16 August Chinese state media video released showed that the Chinese People's Liberation Army - Navy's (PLA-N) first batch of women shipborne pilot...
From the ANI Archives: HMS Amethyst and Simon the cat
A less known aspect of the ‘Amethyst incident’ on the Yangtze in 1949 was that it could well have been the ‘Shoalhaven Incident’. Lieutenant...
Deterrence and Denial
Deterrence and Denial: The Power of Fleets in Being. Edited by S.C.M. Paine. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2025.
Reviewed by Darren Puttock
Deterrence, denial and...
Hormuz: tolls and fees must be resisted
By Donald R Rothwell*
Two irrefutable fundamentals exist in the Strait of Hormuz which are colliding with a core tenet of the global rules-based international...
Stirling base rotation not unprecedented
By Sean Andrews*
Debate over the development of Submarine Rotational Force–West (SRF-West), is being conducted as though Australia is crossing a threshold by hosting allied...
Upgrades for Chinese frigate
China’s Type 054B frigate upgrade is more than a bigger missile load—it is a warning that the next naval arms race may be won...
Huge journey for uncrewed submarine
The U.S. Navy completed a 1,000 nautical mile transit with the service’s Orca XLUUV uncrewed submarine in July, a first for the service, Naval...
Dealing legally with the shadow fleet
The detention of the Eagle S by Finland in Jan 2025, a “shadow fleet” tanker suspected of damaging the EstLink 2 power cable and several telecommunications cables in...
Big Russian N-sub begins sea trials
Russia’s Khabarovsk nuclear-powered submarine has started its first factory sea trials in the White Sea. This is a key milestone for Moscow’s Poseidon strategic...
US, NZ in missile defence, sanctions exercises
U.S. 3rd Fleet, multinational partners and the Missile Defense Agency wrapped up ballistic missile defense exercise Pacific Dragon 2026 on Saturday around the Hawaiian...