Autonomous boart rials in WA a success
The collaborative Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT) project has successfully completed the sea acceptance trials (including endurance trials) of the autonomously operated vessel, Sentinel, Australian...
French carrier group under NATO command
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) set sail on Monday (22 April) for an operational deployment named 'Akila'. Aircraft Carrier Charles...
2024 McNeil Prize: nominations closing soon
In 2016, the Australian Naval Institute (ANI) created an award to honour an individual or individuals from Australian defence industry who have made an...
Inflection point on high seas
By Navy Undersecretary Erik K. Raven*
Our nation is at an inflection point. How we respond to the tremendous challenges and unprecedented opportunities we face...
Landing ships: huge cost blow-out
The Navy’s upcoming medium landing ship could cost billions more than the service plans, according to a new report by the Congressional Budget Office.
The...
US marines take delivery of Aussie boats
On April 11, 2024, The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG), an Australian manufacturer of tactical and specialized boats, announced having delivered the first two 11-meter...
US Navy’s marine mammal program
In 1959, the Navy stood up its Marine Mammal program here. With one dolphin, researchers set out to study how fast the creatures could...
ME: out by $1b in munitions
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro today told lawmakers his service is out at least $1 billion in critical munitions because of recent operations in...
Uncrewed vessels through torpedo tubes
Details have been set out for four workstrands being developed, within Pillar 2 of the AUKUS trilateral strategic defence and security partnership, to generate...
AUKUS sub design deemed mature
The new attack submarine design the United Kingdom and Australia will share through the AUKUS trilateral arrangement is in a “mature” state and will...