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OPINION | With delay of fleet review, RAN must be prepared to fight with what it has now
Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced that decisions on the surface combatant fleet review will not be made public until 2024. This analysis...
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Australian submarine suffers onboard fire while at sea
A submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) suffered an onboard fire while underway in an incident that occurred last month, Australia’s ABC...
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OPINION | Australia and India should cooperate in undersea search and rescue
India and Australia have an interest in addressing subsurface challenges in their shared maritime domain. As they and other countries in the region...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Woolgoolga 30 – Australian rescue RIB to serve northern New South Wales
The Whiskey Project Group, the partnership formed by Australian boatbuilder Yamba Welding and Engineering (YWE) and New Zealand-based naval architecture...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Medicat – Australian ferry company introduces new ambulance boat
Shipbuilder Commercial Marine Australia (CMA) has completed construction of a catamaran ambulance boat for Australian ferry operator SeaLink. The custom-designed...
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Focus on Emergency Service Vessels
The emergency services sector continues to expand as operators worldwide acquire newbuild vessels designed to take on specific roles. This week, we...
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OPINION | Time to re-establish the Royal Australian Fleet Auxiliary?
On December 14, 1944, the Royal Australian Fleet Auxiliary freighting tanker Bishopdale was in the Philippines in San Pedro Bay refuelling Australian...
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OPINION | Thinking through the RAN’s surface combatant requirements
The possible outcome of the review of the Royal Australian Navy’s surface combatant fleet has generated a fair amount of public commentary, some of...
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OPINION | AUKUS sparks a revolution in Labor defence policy
Australian Labor Party debates on defence policy are often full of passion and vigour, especially those involving regional security, nuclear issues,...
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