Historically Mine Countermeasure (MCM) vessels were designed for WWII and Cold War applications, which emphasised clearance of our ports/Q-routes and gave amphibious assault low priority.
Australia is a country where the tyranny of distance has a significant impact for defence planners. The Australian area of interest is vast, and the task of securing it difficult, especially with limited assets. The role of the RAN in the protection of our interests is paramount, but exhaustive. RAN ships are required to travel vast distances not only within our littoral waters, but also within those of our Asian and Pacific neighbours.
It is no more difficult today than millennia ago to have distinct approaches to the use of force and the construction of military forces. Small powers have always had unique ways of waging war.
The former Chief of Navy’s analytical piece on the relationship between his service and the nation, The Navy and the Nation: Australia’s Maritime Power in the 21st Century comes as the Royal Australian Navy embarks
The inaugural joint publication of the Center for Maritime Studies of Indonesian Naval Command and Staff College (Pusjianmar Seskoal) with the Sea Power Centre - Australia titled 'Indonesia-Australia Maritime Security: Challenges and Cooperation',
To mark the progress Navy has made in relation to the employment of women on the occasion of the International Fleet Review, Chief of Navy commissioned, and the Governor-General launched, a book titled Winning at Sea - The Story of Wo
Although the Indo-Pacific has recently experienced immense growth in the number of regional institutions, this has not always improved efforts to combat transnational maritime crime.
The Philippines plays an important geopolitical role in the Indo-Pacific region because it occupies a geostrategic location among the Americas, Oceania and Asia. It connects Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia.
Piracy at sea is one of the world’s oldest crimes and will persist alongside the ongoing development of seaborne trade and transportation.