RIMPAC’s 40 ships from 29 nations
Multinational ships sail in formation July 22, off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface...
Need for whole-of-nation exercises
By Eric Lies and Jeremy Stredwick*
Australia must develop robust, interdepartmental and whole–of–nation exercises based on potential conflict scenarios or it risks discovering when lives...
Singapore Navy and Air Force respond to tanker collision
On 20 July the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Formidable class frigate RSS Supreme responded to a distress call from two merchant vessels. They...
Indian & Chinese warships converge on Casablanca
In separate visits warships from India and China visited the Moroccan port of Casablanca at the same time. India’s frigate, INS Tabar arrived at...
Chinese strike group in Philippine Sea
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Shandong Carrier Strike Group is now operating in the Philippine Sea, marking the first time this year that the...
Tonga stages fleet review
On 4 July 2024 to mark His Majesty King Tupou VI's 65th birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the Tongan Navy, a Fleet Review...
Smaller RIMPAC presence needs context
Smaller RIMPAC presence needs contextBy Peter Leavy*
Australia’s participation in the 2024 RIMPAC naval exercise, judged purely on the fact it has sent just HMAS...
Ukrainian naval officer’s ‘way to victory’
At the bustling King George V Dock, as the Ukrainian warships Chernihiv and Cherkasy prepared for Exercise Sea Breeze, UK Defence Journal spoke with...
Exercise RIMPAC 24 under way
On 28 June the opening ceremony took place at Pearl Harbor for the 29th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise,...
British patrol ship gets support from US in Cairns
During her recent port visit to Cairns the patrol ship HMS Tamar berthed alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S Land and gained access...