Month: December 2023

Hunter Class Failings

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 it failed in several key procedural areas during the assessment and subsequent recommendation to government of the winning tender for the Royal Australian Navy’s Project […]

Resourcing the RAN

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 territory and responsibilities, its dependence on trade for its prosperity and the increasing value of activity in the maritime environment. In a highly interconnected world, […]

Let’s Get Behind an Australian Merchant Navy

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 stand up a merchant marine, not because it’s Labor policy as Court points out, but because it’s vitally, critically important for the nation and its […]

China takes restriction measures amid Philippine vessels trespassing US support fuels audacity of provocations by Philippines: analysts

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 Chinese ship, with observers slamming the Philippines for breaking a tacit understanding with China and launching unprofessional operations, and also the US for fuelling the […]

China takes restriction measures amid Philippine vessels trespassing US support fuels audacity of provocations by Philippines: analysts 

  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 Chinese ship,  with observers slamming the Philippines for breaking a tacit understanding with China and launching  unprofessional operations, and also the US for fuelling […]

Royal Australian Navy HMAS Stalwart Conducts Replenishments-at-sea

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 Navy, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force, as well as observers from the Philippine Navy. Annualex aimed to strengthen enduring relationships while sharpening […]

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