RN’s helicopter drone used for the first time in the Middle East
At just three metres (10ft) long, yet capable of sorties lasting up to five hours at ranges well over the horizon, Peregrine is the...
Iranian training squadron visits India
On 26 February it was announced by the Indian Navy that the Iranian Navy's training squadron, comprising the amphibious ship IRIS Lavan and the...
Chinese war-games: danger of over-reacting
By Jennifer Parker*
The Chinese naval task group’s deployment in our region is clearly aimed at sending a message and testing Australia’s responses – not...
Minister pushes speedy frigate decision
Defence Minister Richard Marles has clashed with one of his top officials over whether the government will delay a critical decision on a new...
N Korea objects to US N-sub visit
North Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday the United States is again posing a grave security threat by sending a nuclear submarine to a...
Australia donates hydrographic vessel
The Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka handed over a Kongsberg EM2042 shallow water multi-beam echo sounder to the Sri Lanka Navy Hydrographic Service...
UK ships ‘charging at’ submarines
HMS Somerset has been honing its anti-submarine warfare skills in the Norwegian fjords, charging at allied submarines at full speed as part of Exercise...
The case for UK’s nuclear naval upgrade
In this article, we counter some of the arguments frequently presented by those campaigning for the UK to abandon its nuclear deterrent, Navy Lookout...
Big shipyard plan for uncrewed vessels
Off the back of a $600 million Series C funding round, Saronic, the Texas-based defense startup company, announced this month it plans to build...
Whyalla: strategic steel for ships and defence
By David Uren*
Australia has been losing so many sovereign manufacturing capabilities over the past two decades that it is hard to know where to...