Maritime Security Oceania

Rendering of an Australian Defence Force Landing Craft Heavy
Naval Auxiliary/Support

Australian shipbuilder secures $172m loan for landing craft manufacturing facilities

Will Xavier
The US Navy Los Angeles-class submarine USS Santa Fe joins the Royal Australian Navy Collins-class Submarines HMAS Collins, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Dechaineux, and HMAS Sheean in formation in the West Australian Exercise Area, February 18, 2019.
Naval Submersibles

OPINION | AUKUS: Australia's strategy for undersea power in a contested Indo-Pacific

John Blaxland
A 40-foot multi-mission reconnaissance craft (MMRC) built by the Whiskey Project Group. One example of the MMRC has been supplied to the US Marine Corps.
Non-Naval Security

Whiskey Project Group opens North Carolina vessel manufacturing facility

Will Xavier
AFDM 15
Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | AFDM 15 – US Navy acquires medium floating dry dock for surface ship maintenance

Baird Maritime
COLUMN | Back on track? US icebreaker construction; Anduril invests in naval submarine manufacturing; war and how it creates business opportunities for billionaires [Offshore Accounts]
Security

COLUMN | Back on track? US icebreaker construction; Anduril invests in naval submarine manufacturing; war and how it creates business opportunities for billionaires [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
Australian and Indonesian patrol boats underway as part of Operation Jawline-Arafura, which entered its fifth year in 2026
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Australia, Indonesia conduct joint anti-illegal fishing operation along shared maritime border

Will Xavier
Rendering of an AV-L
Non-Naval Security

Work begins on new amphibious vehicle prototype for Australian Army

Alan Bosworth
Hyperion Systems' 3D-printed USV during sea trials
Unmanned Security Systems

Australian-built 3D-printed USV wraps up initial sea trial

Will Xavier
The seized foreign fishing vessel, September 29, 2026
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Foreign vessel seized for suspected illegal fishing near Australia's Scott Reef

Gareth Havelock
The Royal Australian Navy Huon-class mine countermeasures vessels HMAS Yarra and HMAS Diamantina berthed alongside Port Vila in Vanuatu during Operation Render Safe 26-2
Naval Ships

OPINION | Here we go again: mine countermeasures are Australia's forgotten naval capability

Andy Perry
Austal's shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. Three Evolved Cape-class patrol boats and three smaller Guardian-class patrol boats are moored pierside while a fourth Evolved Cape-class boat is mounted on a slipway.
Security

OPINION | A welcome wildcat? Austal, AUKUS and an ownership mud wrestle

Michael Shoebridge
The yacht Tai Tam as seen from a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft
Accidents

Four rescued from sinking yacht following collision with whale off Norfolk Island

Jens Karsten
A foreign vessel apprehended for suspected illegal fishing and other offences near Scott Reef off Western Australia, September 22, 2026
Fishing Regulation & Enforcement

Two foreign vessels apprehended for suspected illegal fishing off Western Australia

Will Xavier
Battleship Diplomat cover
Naval Ships

BOOK REVIEW | Battleship Diplomat: The Enduring Legacy of the USS Missouri

Dr Neil Baird
Salmon farm in Tasmania
Fishing & Aquaculture

Australian Government releases "sustainable ocean plan" with eight priorities

Gareth Havelock
Port Kembla 20
Search and Rescue

Australia's Marine Rescue NSW commissions new lake response boat

Will Xavier
Medium unmanned surface vehicle
Unmanned Security Systems

US firm begins construction of new medium unmanned vessels

Will Xavier
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
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