Skills critical in the new warfare
By Andrew Horton*
The evolution of warfare in the 21st century has ushered in an era of cyber conflicts, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. Those...
Learning to deter at a distance
By Luke Gosling*
Elevated to a military science during the Cold War, deterrence is a relatively new task for the Australian Defence Force. The Australian...
AUKUS: importance of nuclear culture
By Eric Lies*
With the continuing implementation of AUKUS Pillar 1, it’s imperative that the culture of the budding Australian nuclear navy is built with care....
Report on US uncrewed sea vehicles
On 27 June the US Congressional Research Service released a 31-page report on the state of the US Navy’s large uncrewed surface and undersea...
Latest Mogami Class frigate commissioned
On 21 June the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) commissioned into service the sixth Mogami class frigate, JS Agano. The ship is named...
Exercise RIMPAC 24 under way
On 28 June the opening ceremony took place at Pearl Harbor for the 29th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise,...
RNZN helps Irish Navy regenerate patrol ship
In 2022 the Irish Department of Defence purchased two of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s retired Lake-class Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV), HMNZS Rotoiti and...
Chinese coast guard acting like pirates
The Philippines has accused the China Coast Guard of acting “like pirates”, saying personnel armed with knives and spears boarded their resupply vessels at...
Brazil could beat Australia to nuclear-powered sub
The trilateral AUKUS program aims to develop nuclear-powered submarines for the UK and Australia, expected to be operational by the mid-2030s, granting Australia access...
Autonomous vessel’s 10-week journey
L3Harris Technologies joined maritime startup Seasats to successfully test the advanced capabilities of an autonomous surface vessel (ASV) in the Pacific Ocean, Naval News...