Courtesy of Maritime News Former First Sea Lord calls for the roles to be scrapped as the service faces personnel shortfalls and missed targets The Royal Navy is redeploying marines and sailors to become diversity and inclusion officers to enhance the “lived experience” of personnel amid ongoing recruitment challenges in manning its ships. Three internal […]
Courtesy of Maritime News 26 Jan 24 In 2020 we wrote a piece asking if the UK was getting “a pale imitation of Carrier Strike?” Three years on, we look again at whether the carriers are truly ready to be deployed on meaningful operations. Strategic choice A recent media report claiming that the carriers could […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 submarine rescue capability for the past 15 years, has successfully demonstrated its world-class rescue system during annual ocean exercises, White Carillon, off the coast of […]
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 Congress has reportedly allocated funding for construction of a permanent structure at the site. Currently, the Philippines Navy occupies the shoal with a garrison aboard […]
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 for striking back at Yemen’s Houthi rebels after a month of attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, officials have told Politico. Military 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 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 […]
