Fostering regional naval ties
From 26 – 29 August 2021 the RAN took part in Exercise MALABAR 2021 involving naval units from India, Japan and the United States.
The exercise off Guam...
Sydney Harbour to remain at core of east coast defences
Sydney Harbour will retain the naval presence its had since the First Fleet and “the days of the sail” with Defence formally scotching a...
An Australian naval and maritime vision for Indian Ocean
By Sean Gough, Defence Writer, WA Defence Review and Serge DeSilva-Ranasinghe, Managing Editor, WA Defence Review
In late 2017, Regional Development Australia published a major study titled Security...
Indian Ocean climate’s impact on Australia
The Western Australian Defence Review looks at how climate change in the Indian Ocean will affect Australia.
By Dr Nick D’Adamo, Dr David Brewster, Dr...
Plotting Darwin Habour’s future
By John Coyne and Teagan Westendorf*
Darwin Harbour and the port facilities along its eastern arm have a long history of disregard, disrepair and haphazard...
Maritime Strategy and the Law
The Defence Strategic Update: Maritime Strategy and the Law
Dr Cameron Moore*
This article was first published in the Australian Naval Review, 2020, Issue 2, in December...
Talisman Sabre exercise kicks off
A massive, multinational exercise led by Australian and U.S. forces kicked off last week (July 2021), military.com reports.
On its surface, Talisman Sabre is a...
Japan Defence White Paper 2021 released
The Japanese Government has released its latest Defence White Paper. In particular it provides an interesting assessment of security issues as they relate to...
The best form of defence
A detailed article on new Defence Minister Peter Dutton about his approach to spending cites his quote: “I want to make sure that we’re...
Should Australia worry about China’s military capability?
By Clive Williams*
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) (comprising all five forces) looks impressive in terms of total numbers of active military personnel (2,185,000)...