Hunter-class frigates falling short
By Paul Greenfield and John Stanford*
Since the British Type 26 was announced as the reference design for Royal Australian Navy’s nine Hunter-class frigates, the...
The significance of the Moskva sinking
By Dr Tom Lewis*
It’s early days yet, but the sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea, apparently by Ukrainian missiles, looks...
Russian Black Sea flagship sunk
The Russian Black Sea flagship, the 12,500 tonne cruiser Moskva has sunk both Russian and Ukrainian sources say. It was sunk near Snake (Zmeinii) Island. Both...
Tanks for the memories
By Clive Willaims*
Militaries will always be reluctant to give up major prestigious pieces of equipment—even when they are no longer fit for purpose.
Navies were...
Amphibious vehicle back to sea
By Caleb Larson*
The United States Marine Corps’ (USMC) new Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) will receive new tow ropes, a badly-needed fix that will allow...
US Navy wants to axe 8 amphibious ships
The U.S. Navy wants to buy one last San Antonio-class amphibious ship and then end the production line, the service announced in its fiscal...
First batch of Indian Navy Seahawk MH 60R complete training
The Indian Navy’s first batch of MH 60R ‘Romeo’ aircrew successfully completed their training at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, on 1...
Australian missile developments
The Australian Government announced on 5 April that it has approved the accelerated acquisition of improved weapon capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF)...
Russian frigate reported hit by Ukrainian missile
On 4 April a Ukrainian Presidential spokesman Alexey Arestovych announced that the Russian Admiral Grigorovich class frigate Admiral Essen was damaged by Ukrainian forces. It is...
US Navy goes for off-the-shelf sonar
The U.S. Navy will end its work with Raytheon Technologies developing a sonar for littoral combat ships and frigates and will instead buy a...