PLA establishes Information Support Force
On 19 April the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced it had established an Information Support Force as a strategic arm of the PLA....
RAN officers posted to Virginia-class subs
On 18 April it was announced that three RAN officers will be assigned to US Virginia class submarines based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii...
Ghost Shark milestone
On 18 April the Commonwealth Government announced it will deliver a sovereign, autonomous undersea capability, through the Ghost Shark Program. The Ghost Shark unscrewed...
$53b+ for Navy development
Conventionally armed, nuclear‑powered submarines and infrastructure will receive $53 billion to $63 billion over the next decade as part of Australia’s investment in developing...
The Sea in Russian Strategy
The Sea in Russian Strategy. Andrew Monoghan and Richard Connolly eds. Manchester University Press, Manchester 2023
Reviewed by Tim Coyle
Russia has largely been regarded in...
Work on UK N-sub WA deployment
As part of AUKUS, the United Kingdom and the United States are establishing a rotational presence of one UK Astute class submarine and up...
Getting ahead with ship maintenance
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will study amphibious warship readiness and how the services can get ahead of ship maintenance challenges, Chief of...
New carrier strike group idea
When the destroyers The Sullivans and Delbert D. Black deployed in the fall to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, they joined the Gerald R. Ford...
Pacific island recruitment idea
Working more closely with Pacific island partners could help solve Australia’s military recruitment and retention challenges while also building collective regional security and interoperability,...
Canada looking to join AUKUS Pillar II
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is exploring the possibility of joining the second phase of AUKUS, a U.S.-led alliance with the United...