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Maritime Matters is a weekly podcast where Jennifer Parker (www.jennifer-parker.com.au) and Richard Dunley (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/richard-dunley) discuss the weekly maritime issues impacting Australia, and the wider Indo-Pacific's security.
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- Aug 21, 202644 min
Episode 44: RIMPAC 2026, Indonesia’s One-Way Attack USV & US Foreign-Built Warships
Maritime Matters | RIMPAC 2026, Indonesia’s One-Way Attack USV & US Foreign-Built Warships In this episode of Maritime Matters, we look at some of the key maritime security and capability developments shaping the Indo-Pacific. We discuss: RIMPAC 2026 and the testing of AUKUS Pillar II undersea capabilities, including autonomous and remotely operated systems Operation Island Chief and Australia’s support to Pacific-led fisheries surveillance in Solomon Islands The recent Indonesia-China passing exercise east of Taiwan and the political reaction it generated The engineering casualty that left USS Benfold without power in the South China Sea The latest on Collins-class submarine sustainment and the move towards a revised maintenance model Indonesia’s demonstration of a one-way attack unmanned surface vessel and the wider debate over sea denial, geography and navigational rights The US decision to explore allied foreign-built warship designs as it tries to address shipbuilding delays and industrial capacity constraints We also look at what these developments tell us about the changing character of maritime competition, the growing role of uncrewed systems, and the pressure on naval industrial capacity across the region. Recorded 20 August 2026.
- Jul 14, 202654 min
Episode 43: Chinese Ballistic Missile Tests, Antelope Reef & Royal Navy Uncrewed Systems
Maritime Matters Episode Title: Chinese Ballistic Missile Tests, Antelope Reef & Royal Navy Uncrewed Systems 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 recent maritime events in the Indo-Pacific, including: Australia-India Defence Agreement Chinese Missile Tests Island Building at Antelope Reef Royal Navy Uncrewed Systems Australian IAMD tests Public Attitudes Towards the Australian Defence Force: 2026 Survey - https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-canberra/hass/2026-07-5253529-PublicAttitudeTowardsTheADFSurveyReport-Final.pdf
- Jun 28, 202652 min
Episode 42: Regional Presence Deployments, RIMPAC and North Korean Destroyers
Maritime Matters Episode Title: Regional Presence Deployments, RIMPAC and North Korean Destroyers 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 recent maritime events in the Indo-Pacific, including: Regional Presence Deployments RIMPAC PLA Navy Deployments North Korea Commissions its Destroyer India to get German Submarines
- May 21, 202649 min
Episode 41: Exercise Balikatan and the Collins Life-of-Type Extension
Maritime Matters Episode Title: Exercise Balikatan and the Collins Life-of-Type Extension 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 recent martitime events in the Indo-Pacific, including: Exercise Balikatan HMAS Toowoomba’s Regional Presence Deployment US Marine Corps Rotational Deployment Collins Life-of-Type Extension Royal Australian Navy UAVs An Indonesian aircraft carrier
- Apr 21, 202650 min
Episode 40: National Defence Strategy, Indo-Pacific Tensions & Australia’s Future Fleet
Maritime Matters Episode Title: National Defence Strategy, Indo-Pacific Tensions & Australia’s Future 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 key developments shaping maritime security, including: Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program New Zealand P-8 operations and China’s response Discovery of a Chinese undersea monitoring system in Indonesia Developments in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz Australia’s upgraded Mogami-class frigates and defence cooperation with Japan The Royal Australian Navy’s new Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit and uncrewed capabilities
- Apr 20, 202635 min
Maritime Matters Special Episode: Mine Warfare Explained: Why It Matters Now | Sponsored by Exail
Mine warfare has returned to the centre of global security. In this special episode of Maritime Matters, recorded on 14 April, we unpack the strategic and operational implications of naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz — a crisis that has already disrupted one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints. Recent reporting has highlighted the scale of the challenge: once mines are laid in contested waters, they are difficult, slow and dangerous to clear. The result is not just a military problem, but a direct threat to global energy flows, maritime trade and Australia’s own economic security. This webinar was sponsored by Exail. In this discussion, Jennifer Parker and Antony Penn examine: • The reality of mine warfare in modern conflict • Why traditional mine clearance methods struggle in high-risk environments • The role of autonomous and uncrewed systems in modern mine countermeasures • What this means for Australia, where 99% of trade moves by sea This discussion connects directly to current events and highlights a persistent vulnerability in Australia’s maritime security. Speakers: Jennifer Parker – former Royal Australian Navy warfare officer and maritime strategist Antony Penn – Commercial Director (MCM), Exail Deanna Nott - Wings Public Relations
- Dec 23, 20251h 2m
Episode 39: Ukraine and Venezuelan Shadow Fleets & Hanwha-Austal
Maritime Matters Episode Title: Ukraine and Venezuelan Shadow Fleets & Hanwha-Austal 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: Ukrainian attacks on the Russian Shadow Fleet Ukrainian USV strike on a Russian submarine US seizure of tankers off Venezuela Hanwha’s acquisition of a stake in Austal US frigate programme RAN changes to the Upgraded Mogami
- Dec 13, 202545 min
Episode 38: AUKUS, AUSMIN and Chinese Naval Task Groups
Maritime Matters Episode Title: AUKUS, AUSMIN and Chinese Naval Task Groups 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: AUKUS & AUSMIN China's Naval Flotilla in the Pacific China's Fighter Aircraft locks its RADAR onto a Japanese aircraft US Constellation Class Frigate Program Cancellation The UK's Atlantic Bastion
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