US Navy chief seeks answers over fire
The uniformed head of the U.S. Navy is preparing to depart Washington and visit the stricken amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard, after crews took...
Regional Defence Deployment 2020
A formation from the Royal Australian Air Force of an E-7A Wedgetail from No. 2 Squadron, three F/A-18A Hornets from No.77 Squadron and an...
Strategic Update: mines are back
By Richard Dunley*
Mines are back. Mine warfare has long been something of a Cinderella within western navies. However, the announcement in the Strategic Update...
Fire aboard assault ship in San Diego
Most of the sailors injured in a massive fire aboard the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard Sunday suffered from smoke inhalation, Rear Adm. Philip...
Rusting oil tanker poses risk of disaster
A rusting oil tanker, the FSO Saferoff, Yemen's Red Sea coast is loaded with more than a million barrels of crude oil and experts have warned...
Unexploded bombs pose problem on Guam
Roughly 11,000 bombs and other munitions were dropped on Guam in World War II, but never detonated, the Navy Times reports.
Decades later, the U.S....
Steel contract signed for Hunter Class frigate program
ASC Shipbuilding has signed a $2.6 million contract with BlueScope Steel AIS for the Hunter Class Frigate Program. Navy News reports.
Under the contract announced...
US Navy fires program manager for Ford carrier
The program manager for the oft-delayed and over-budget aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford was fired earlier this month (July 2020), Navy Times reports. But...
Sydney City Marine gets ADF docking qualification
Sydney City Marine (SCM) has been assessed by the Naval Technical Bureau (NTB) as having achieved the requirements of the Australian Defence Force Maritime...
Congress slows Pentagon’s unmanned push
Unmanned surface vessels are all the rage in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the U.S. Navy has lined up behind the...