The naval year in the western Pacific
Several European nations conducted operational deployments to the Western Pacific this year, combining national strategies, international commitments and participation in the biennial Rim of...
Mogami: inside the contender for frigate contract
During a pre-Christmas visit to Japan, a small group of Australian journalists were given unprecedented access to one of two contenders for SEA 3000...
Finland seizes suspect Russian oil ship
Authorities from Finland have seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion it caused the outage of an undersea power...
Spanish firm buys UK shipyard
The British arm of Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia will acquire the UK shipyard Harland & Wolff in a rescue deal that Navantia says will...
Border Force to get two Evolved Class vessels
Austal has been awarded a $137.02 million (~$85 million USD) contract modification to build two additional Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPB) for the Australian...
Uncrewed vessels: progress and potential
By Keirin Joyce*
Australia is doing well in developing uncrewed naval vessels. Now it needs to redouble efforts to get them into service faster. Application...
UK Defence chief: stiffening resolve
This is the text of the annual RUSI lecture given by UK Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin this month:
Perhaps unsurprisingly after...
New US ice-breaker construction begins
The construction of the first Polar Security Cutter (PSC) heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Coast Guard is now formally proceeding, the War Zone reports....
Russia’s new LNG vessel
In a significant step to expand Russia’s domestic shipbuilding portfolio the Zvezda shipyard has completed work on its first LNG vessel. Ice-capable gas carrier...
Four Evolved-class patrol boats commissioned
Four Evolved Cape-class patrol boats were recently commissioned in a ceremony at their home port of HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin, Northern Territory. These vessels...