Maritime Matters

Maritime Matters Episode Title: Exercise Autonomous Warrior & Natuna Sea In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including: • PLAN Carrier Exercises • Exercise Autonomous Warrior • Chinese Coastguard in Natuna Sea • Philippines’ Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept • Fire at BAE Systems Shipyard • Orca & Evolved Cape Class • Did you know – Tange Reforms

Maritime Matters Episode Title: Joint Sword 2024B, AUKUS and the Henderson Defence Precinct In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including: • Exercise Joint Sword 2024B • AUKUS Updates • Iran hosts IMEX 24 • Henderson Defence Precinct • US Navy reloading VLS at sea

Maritime Matters Episode Title: Sinking of HMNZS Manawanui and Red Sea Attacks In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including: • Sinking of HMNZS Manawanui Attacks in the Black Sea • Exercise Malabar • Houthi Attacks in Red Sea • Tensions in the South China Sea • Philippines USV unit • Did you know – Five Power Defence Arrangement

Maritime Matters Episode Title: 30 Sep Taiwan Strait Transits and PLA ICBM Launches In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including: • Taiwan Strait Transits and Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activities • Exercise Kakadu • Rumours of a PLA-N submarine sinking • US CNO Navigation Plan https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Chief-of-Naval-Operations/CNO-NAVPLAN-2024/ • AUKUS Defence Minister update https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/statements/2024-09-26/aukus-defence-ministers-meeting-communique • USNS Bighorn grounding • Hanwha takeover of AUSTAL finally put to bed

Maritime Matters Episode Title: Exercise Kakadu and the Strategic Fleet In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including: • Exercise Kakadu • Attacks in the Black Sea • HMAS Sydney in Operation ARGOS • US-China Military Talks • JMSDF Aircraft Carriers • The Strategic Fleet Tender • NUSHIP Arafura trials Links Mentioned: • Army’s continual adaptation mindset https://www.theaustralian.com.au/special-reports/armys-continual-adaptation-mindset/news-story/308f27ac141cb05909b498192320ae51 • The Australian centenary history of defence: Vol 6 Australian defence : sources and statistics, ed. Joan Beaumont with Vijaya Joshi https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/757262

Maritime Matters Episode Title: Australia to take command of CTF 153 & incidents at Sabina Shoal In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including: - Australia to take Command of CTF 153, Combined Maritime Forces - Tensions flare at Sabina Shoal: Philippines - China - Australia to produce Naval Strike Missile - AUKUS Submarine maintenance in Western Australia - Did you know: The Combined Maritime Forces

Maritime Matters Episode Title: HMAS Sydney SM6 Firing & Australia and Indonesia Defence Agreements In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including: - Chins PLAAF aircraft launches flares in the vicinity of a Philippines aircraft at Scarborough Shoal - HMAS Sydney fires SM6 in Hawaii - The AUKUS Treaty: A Major Milestone - Investing in the Ghost Shark industrial base - Delivering the Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat

Maritime Matters Episode Title: South China Sea, Indian Ocean and everywhere in between. In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including: • Indian Ocean Defence Symposium 2024. • Philippines - China Second Thomas Shoal agreement. • China's research ships in the Indian Ocean. • Should Australia do more in the Red Sea? • Army landing craft capability acceleration. • RIMPAC SINKEX & much more.

Maritime Matters Episode Title: China-Philippines Agreement & Recoverable UUVs In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including: • China-Philippines Agreement • China-Russia Naval Exercises • Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea • Deploying Recoverable UUVs. • Naval Strike Missile • Decommissioning of Hydrographic Survey

Maritime Matters Episode Title: Pitch Black, SEA 3000 & Canadian submarines In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard...) discuss the week that was in Maritime Matters, including: • Richard's new AUKUS Article • ITS Cavour at Exercise Pitch Black • Japanese destroyer in Chinese Territorial waters • SEA 3000 - What do we know? • New Canadian submarines Links: Control of the sea is worth gambling on AUKUS - Richard Dunley https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/control-of-the-sea-is-worth-gambling-on-aukus-20240708-p5jrtg Project Sea 3000: What we know - Ben Felton https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/news/project-sea-3000-what-we-know