Captain Robert Ray MBE RAN Retd
Captain Robert Ray MBE RAN Retd passed away on 25 March 2023. This obituary was compiled by his former FAA colleage, Max Speedy. Bob joined the Navy in 1956 as […]
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Rear Admiral James Goldrick AO CSC RAN Rtd
Outstanding Naval Officer and Internationally Acclaimed Naval Historian and Strategist By Vice Admiral Peter Jones, ANI President On 17 March 2023 Rear Admiral James Goldrick died in Canberra. He was […]
Another AUKUS Perspective
Australia’s Nuclear Submarines – Costs and Timelines The dust is settling from the momentous AUKUS announcement in San Diego. What can we expect in the coming decade? A follow-on examination […]
Captain Murray Tobias AM, RFD, QC
Eulogy by RADM The Hon. Justice M.J. Slattery RAN on behalf of Chief of Navy 16 March 2023 There is another chapter to Murray’s story, for he was a member […]
An AUKUS Perspectiveas at December 2022
By Editor Jack Dillich provided this article for publication in December 2022 but, unfortunately, it went into an email black hole and was only discovered on 20 February, by which […]
Funding innovation to deepen US–Australia–Japan defence ties
More than two centuries ago, one of America’s founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, famously said: ‘An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.’ At that time, he was talking about […]
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY DESTROYER ASSISTS DISTRESSED YACHT IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS – March 9, 2023
The crew of a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) warship rescued six mariners from a 30- metre motor yacht north of Australia on Monday, March 6. A rigid inflatable boat (RIB) […]
Joint Navy Birthday’s Not to Be Forgotten
It was “all hands on deck” today at HMAS Watson as CN hosted a joint celebration recognising the RAN’s 122nd birthday and RADM Guy Griffith’s 100th birthday. Retired senior officers, […]
Affording Australia’s defence
The 2023 defence strategic review, which sets out how Australia can sustain its security and sovereignty, has been handed to the government. In terms of the concept of warning time […]
Bradley’s Head Naval Memorial
The Bradley’s Head Naval Memorial is the site of the HMAS Sydney I memorial mast, which commemorates the “Sydney-Emden” action. This was the first engagement at sea of a Royal […]