Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide, South Australia, has cut the first steel to be used in the construction of the first Hunter-class frigate ordered by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The piece of steel cut will form part of the under structure support for the port side propeller shaft brake...
Anzac class
OPINION | The Philippines could be Australia’s most important defence partner in Southeast Asia
Which country is Australia’s most important defence partner in Southeast Asia? I’m guessing not many readers of The Strategist would put the Philippines at the top of ..
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Royal Australian Navy frigate Toowoomba completes 18-month maintenance period
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Toowoomba recently returned to the water at Henderson, Western Australia, earlier this month after an 18-month maintenance pe ..
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COLUMN | The Type 26 Global Combat Ship: a transnational project [Naval Gazing]
The rapid proliferation of ever more sophisticated submarines in the orders of battle of some potentially hostile nations has goaded the navies of middle-ranking powers A ..
OPINION | The case for CAUKUS and CANZUS – Where are the Canucks?
The announcement of the ground-breaking trilateral AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States on September 16, 2021, naturall ..
RAN destroyer rescues helicopter crew following forced ditching off north-eastern Philippines
The crew of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Hobart-class air warfare destroyer HMAS Brisbane successfully rescued all three personnel who were on board one of the ship ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Supply – Royal Australian Navy’s newest fleet replenishment ship
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) recently welcomed a new fleet replenishment ship into service. HMAS Supply is the lead ship of two auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ves ..
OPINION | Beware the bear in the Pacific
In 2007, I was invited by the United Nations to address a regional conference on multilateral cooperation in Pacific Rim ocean governance. The conference was hosted by ..
Royal Australian Navy begins mid-life upgrade on frigate HMAS Anzac
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has commenced a mid-life upgrade programme on the frigate HMAS Anzac at its homeport in Garden Island, Western Australia. Anzac is the ..