By Murray Davies The Challenge My initial thought was, ‘Well, this should be easy…’ I collect swords and I usually do a fair amount of background research on them when ...
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Ada Teresa Burrell – The Mica Queen
Considered by her peers to be the only woman to marry a naval officer for his money We publish many stories about well-known naval personalities concentrating on their illustrious careers ...
Robert Otto Albert, AO RFD RD
By John Jeremy AM This fine tribute was first published in The Navy, April-June 2024, and is reproduced by kind permission of the editor of that publication. On 7 February ...
Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial
Many stories are received of autonomous craft but these are mostly small prototypes, possibly of limited capability in an offshore environment. The trials now being conducted by Austal Australia using ...
Occasional Paper 185: Fiji Coup 1987 – RAN on the ground
By Commander David Jordan CSC RANR On 14 May 1987 the Military of Fiji took control of the country in a bloodless coup d’état. In response to the coup, the ...