Exercise TALISMAN SABRE saw the certification of the Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) and the LHD capability at Full Operational Capability (FOC). This magnificent achievement is the culmination of a decade of work, years in which we have developed a truly world-class joint amphibious capability and an understanding of how we will use it when the moment arrives.
Junior Military leaders often miss the relationship between policy and strategy, particular as it subsequently applies to an operation. In the international community, states interact to advance self-interests however; this can cause either deliberate or inadvertent conflict.
Although Robert Haddick’s book ‘Fire on the Water’ is now a few years old, its subject matter continues to dominate the strategic outlook of the Indo-Pacific region.
China and Russia have a highly complex and variable relationship that is ultimately one of strategic ambivalence and convenience rather than true strategic partnership or rivalry as has been suggested in the past. An interesting dynamic between the two countries is the tension between rhetoric and reality.
It would come as no surprise that the objective of any adversary is to deny the core mission of the RAN; to fight and win in the maritime environment as an element of a joint or combined force, assist in maintaining Australia’s sovereignty and to contribute to the security of our region.
This volume is the published proceedings of a maritime strategic issues workshop held at HMAS Creswell in November 1992, which considered the impact of strategic change, changing naval roles, the RAN’s contribution to regional s
The maritime strategies of navies in the Asia-Pacific region will change in the next century in response to emerging developments in the regional strategic environment.
This book is the proceedings of a seminar held in Canberra on 20 August 1996. Australia is and always has been a maritime nation.
This volume is the proceedings of a 1995 conference, which examined how navies and air forces in the Asia-pacific would link their strategies, operations and force structures to their national interests beyond 2000.