‘Unsafe’ Chinese intercepts
The commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said unsafe Chinese intercepts of U.S. and allied aircraft have become more common during a press...
HMAS Sydney’s top combat ability displayed
Royal Australian Navy guided missile destroyer, HMAS Sydney, displayed its sophisticated naval combat capabilities while participating in Exercise Pacific Dragon 2022 in the seas...
US to continue Taiwan Strait ops
U.S. warships will continue to make Taiwan Strait transits and perform freedom of navigation operations in the Indo-Pacific despite the recent Chinese live fire...
HMS Spey exercises with Darwin Patrol Boats
As part of HMS Spey's Indo-Pacific deployment the patrol vessel visited Darwin and conducted exercises with HMAS Wollongong. Alongside her sister ship HMS Tamar,...
A new US small carrier capability
A new naval combat concept demonstrated by the US shows that amphibious ships can be turned into small aircraft carriers, adding power and flexibility...
RIMPAC puts unmanned vessels to test
The testing of four unmanned surface vessels at the Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercise will help the U.S. Navy kick off a program...
RIMPAC: Marines controlling the seas
The biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise usually has a certain cadence to its scenario: a hurricane blows through an already tense island chain,...
A STROL in the dark
By Lieutenant Nancy Cotton
HMAS Canberra is training at night, recovering and launching embarked United States Marine MV-22B Osprey aircraft on the flight deck during...
China sends missiles to Taiwan waters
China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in the Taiwan Strait and in the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan as part of military...
A more lethal multinational naval force
Planners of this year’s Rim of the Pacific naval exercise inserted first-of-kind events to challenge navies large and small, seeking to create a multinational...