China is Preparing Merchant Ro-Ro Ferries for Amphibious Warfare China is adding amphibious ramps to ferries The role of civilian roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) ferries in a PLA invasion of Taiwan deserves […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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, […]
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 […]
