Maritime Security Oceania

XV Excalibur underway
Unmanned Security Systems

UK Royal Navy unmanned submarine fires heavyweight torpedo during trial

Will Xavier
BOOK REVIEW | Blunting the Spear: The Pacific Carrier War from Pearl Harbor to the Doolittle Raid
Naval Ships

BOOK REVIEW | Blunting the Spear: The Pacific Carrier War from Pearl Harbor to the Doolittle Raid

Dr Neil Baird
Cape Falcon
Accidents

Cargo ship runs aground during anchoring attempt near Australia's Gladstone Port

Jens Karsten
HMNZS Te Mana
Naval Ships

New Zealand confirms naval transit through tense Taiwan Strait

Reuters
The Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui (foregroud) manoeuvres during a division tactics exercise during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), August 18, 2020.
Security

As tensions brew, New Zealand FM pushes for increased US role in Pacific

Reuters
Signing of the Plan Tasman frame agreement, September 21, 2026. L-R: Rear Admiral Darren Grogan, Deputy Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, and Commodore Karl Woodhead, Deputy Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Naval

New Zealand, Australia to strengthen naval partnership through new cooperation plan

Will Xavier
The US Navy LCU-1700-class landing craft LCU-1710 during sea trials
Naval Auxiliary/Support

US Navy awards three prototype agreements to accelerate landing craft production

Will Xavier
Sailors load a Mark 48 torpedo aboard the US Navy Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Scranton.
Weaponry

US Navy awards $257m contract for new Mk 48 torpedoes

Will Xavier
The apprehended vessel in the Arafura Sea, September 9, 2026
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Australian authorities apprehend foreign vessel over suspected illegal fishing in Arafura Sea

Will Xavier
The Royal Australian Navy Collins-class submarine HMAS Dechaineux
Naval Submersibles

OPINION | AUKUS has put Australia's submarine effort back on track

Michael Pezzullo
The Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba escorts a merchant vessel as directed by the International Maritime Security Construct while the ship is deployed to the Middle East, February 14, 2020.
Naval Ships

Australian Government to invest more than $90m to support Anzac-class frigates

Will Xavier
John Nutt, a vessel operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries (representative photo only)
Accidents

Four injured after ferry crashes into wharf pylon in Sydney, Australia

Jens Karsten
An Australian Army bridge erection boat during trials off Port Macquarie
Other Workboats

Australian Army takes delivery of new bridge erection boats

Will Xavier
The distressed boat as seen from an AMSA aircraft
Search and Rescue

Solo boater rescued from partially submerged vessel off Christmas Island

Jens Karsten
Close-up of port side damage suffered by Eden 30
Accidents

Refurbished Australian rescue boat damaged in accident just days before entering service

Will Xavier
The Royal Australian Navy Evolved Cape-class patrol boats HMAS Cape Spencer (left) and HMAS Cape Hawke
Naval Ships

Royal Australian Navy commissions two new patrol boats

Will Xavier
Bytes and Bullets
Security

BOOK REVIEW | Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Private Tech, and the Future of Modern Warfare

Dr Neil Baird
Pacific Island Forum member nations (in blue)
Non-Naval Security

Pacific nation Vanuatu takes on France in UN court over remote islands

Reuters
LCU-1710
Naval Auxiliary/Support

VESSEL REVIEW | LCU-1710 – Versatile ship-to-shore landing craft delivered to US Navy

Baird Maritime
Maritime Safety Queensland marine officers conduct a patrol on the Noosa River.
Ausmarine - Maritime Security

Queensland Government steps up Noosa River compliance operations

Ausmarine
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