UK’s huge defensive submarine program
The Royal Navy is seeking expressions of interest from industry to develop and supply a countermeasure system for the Astute, Vanguard, Dreadnought and future...
Russian N-subs traverse under Arctic ice sheet
Two of Russia’s newest nuclear-powered submarines have completed a 5,500 nm voyage under the Arctic ice cap, the Barents Observer reports.
Built at Sevmash shipyard...
Russia flexes naval muscle in the north
Hundreds of Northern Fleet soldiers are killed in Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Others are sent on exercise to the northernmost tip of...
Japan & India conduct maritime exercise
The sixth edition of the Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2022, JIMEX 2022, was hosted by the Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal.
It concluded on...
Exercise Sea Raider 2022
The ADF has recently completed Exercise Sea Raider which involved elements of the Australian Amphibious Force (AAF) including HMAS Adelaide. The Army contingent consisted of infantry, armoured...
Kakadu, Navy’s largest exercise, closes
By Commander Emily Curtis and Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring
Exercise Kakadu 2022 has come to a close, with the theme of ‘partnership, leadership and friendship’...
Taiwainese Navy commissions LHD Yusan
The Republic of China Navy (ROCN) commissioned its first locally designed and built Landing Platform Dock (LHD) the Yusan. Named after the island's tallest...
USS Gerald R. Ford fully operational
The world’s largest warship, the nuclear power aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) has become fully operational. This is five years after commissioning. The ship has completed system...
Videos mark 10 Years of PLA-N carrier development
China has made significant progress in building its aircraft carrier fleet in the past decade since the first, the Liaoning, was commissioned September 2012....
Amphibious base exemplifies review’s tasks
By John Coyne*
The terms of reference for the defence strategic review provided by the government to the independent leads are just short of two...