The Ascent of Maritime Trade 1700-2025
The Ascent of Maritime Trade 1700-2025. By Nick Collins. Pen and Sword Maritime, Barnsley, Yorkshire 2026.
Reviewed by Dr Mark Bailey
This book is of modest...
Democracies and Chinese deterrence
By Chris Hamer*
There is a distinct possibility of an enormous war breaking out in the next few years over a Chinese attempt to seize...
Anti-mine capability’s importance
By Andy Perry*
Australia is accepting significant risk in mine countermeasures, a capability once seen as essential. While investing heavily in submarines and warships, Australia...
Indonesia needs maritime cooperation strategy
By Aristyo Darmawan*
With China posing a threat to Indonesia’s interests in the South China Sea, Indonesia needs a clear maritime cooperation strategy. It should...
US Navy seeking more uncrewed vessels
The Navy is ushering in a new phase of integrating and testing medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSV) — and is seeking new solutions to...
First OPV to Homeport in Cairns
It was announced on 29 September that at least two RAN Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) will be homeported at HMAS Cairns. The...
RNZAF finds sailors after yacht hits whale
On 27 September it was announced that a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft located four sailors from Australian yacht...
From the ANI Archives: Pavlova and Vindaloo
The relationship between the two largest Commonwealth navies in the Indian Ocean region has been one of unrealised potential. The then Captain Jonathan Mead...
The Wargame reveals defence weaknesses
By Tom Sharpe
Last week, Sky aired its new series The Wargame, a TV adaptation of last year’s award-winning podcast of the same name. In...
US shipyard short-comings
The U.S. Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program will exceed $200 billion and take more than 50 years to execute, but the program is not...