Concept art of the planned Hunter class frigate Image: BAE Systems. Defence admits numerous failings in Hunter class frigate program selection  Andrew McLaughlin – Riotact The Defence Department has conceded […]

An Australian maritime strategy: resourcing the RAN By Jennifer Parker As a country ‘girt by sea’, Australia must enunciate a clear maritime strategy that recognises the scale of its maritime […]

By Rowan Moffitt  I congratulate Peter Court for his recent Strategist article, which was as timely as it was important. The Royal Australian Navy should wholeheartedly support his proposition to […]

The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Sunday took restriction measures when Philippine vessels again trespassed into waters off a Chinese reef in the South China Sea and intentionally rammed a […]

    J FD Australia Demonstrates its World Leading Submarine Rescue System   JFD Australia, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, the proven, trusted and reliable provider of Australia’s […]

Philippine forces at the deteriorating BRP Sierra Madre, aground on Second Thomas Shoal. Photo: AFP As China escalates aggression at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippines […]

The destroyer USS Carney downed a total of 14 drones Saturday morning USS Carney launches a surface-to-air missile at a drone threat. Photo: USN The White House is weighing options […]

  The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Sunday took restriction measures when Philippine vessels again  trespassed into waters off a Chinese reef in the South China Sea and intentionally rammed […]

Two Australian warships contributed to the high tempo of a Japan-led maritime exercise in the Philippine Sea. Annualex included units from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, US Navy, Royal Canadian […]

    The French submarine FS Emeraude calls at Guam after visiting Australia, November 2020. Photo: USN  Two years after a major diplomatic dispute over a cancelled submarine order, the […]