US Navy ‘can’t fight two big conflicts’
Should Russia and China launch competing world conflicts, the Navy is unprepared to fight two wars in separate regions without additional ships, the service’s...
Darwin fuel-tank farm under way
Construction of the enormous Darwin tank farm is now well under way, with the finished facility to hold 300 million litres of aviation fuel...
Ukraine war’s lessons for Indo-Pacific navies
By Malcolm Davis*
The war in Ukraine looks set to become protracted. Russia’s expected rapid victory has failed to materialise and the conflict is now...
Dark clouds on capability horizon
By Marcus Hellyer*
There will be much celebration of the Royal Australian Navy’s achievements at this week’s Indo-Pacific Sea Power Conference and maritime exposition. They...
Understanding the price of military equipment
By Marcus Hellyer*
Confusion reigns in discussions about the cost of the Department of Defence’s equipment projects. Whether we’re talking about media articles, parliamentary committee hearings,...
China’s robust ship-building
By Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr.
The global shipping industry is enjoying record profits, and merchant fleets are growing quickly to meet...
Indonesian naval modernisation
On 20 April President Joko Widodo was present at PT Pal Shipyard in Surabaya for the announcements of both reforms to the commercial arrangements...
Axe Hunter class, former RAN chief says
By David Shackleton*
In 2009, Australia’s government decided that it would replace eight Anzac-class frigates with nine ships optimised for anti-submarine warfare (ASW). There was...
China’s Pacific ‘friendship’ has strategic aim
By Anne-Marie Brady*
In the Xi Jinping era, the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (commonly known as the Friendship Association, or Youxie)...
US Marines chief talks of Australian ‘natural fit’
By Brendan Nicholson*
A more agile and capable US Marine Corps will be well placed to work closely with the Australian Defence Force to protect...