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...
US carrier enters the South China Sea
A U.S. aircraft carrier and strike group have entered the South China Sea as part of what the 7th Fleet said was a scheduled...
The end of paper charts is nigh
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced its intention to develop options for the withdrawal from global paper chart production by late 2026 to...
RIMPAC mine-hunting exercise
Partner nation teams are using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to assist explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) dive teams by searching for manmade objects that could...
US Navy in Black Sea exercise
U.S. naval forces are taking part in a Black Sea exercise and visiting a Turkish city this week, bringing with them a message of...
US FoN operation in South China Sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands on Saturday, the U.S. Navy said, its second such "freedom of navigation" operation in...
Official silence on Chinese tracking
Defence has cited "operational security reasons" for not discussing an Australian warship's recent encounters with the Chinese military while sailing through international waters claimed...