Capability

NZ boosts defence spending

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By Steven Paget* The Five Eyes are really four eyes and a wink, according to a joke that derides New Zealand’s limited defence spending. Publication...

CN outlines what is need for ship-building

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By Mark Hammond, Chief of Navy* As an island nation, Australia depends on sea lines of communication and maritime trade. For us, there can be...

US Navy’s ship-repair problem

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By Michael Hogan* The US Navy has well-documented issues with building warships. Less discussed, but equally important, are issues with repairing the ships it already...

Not enough Australian content in Defence contracts: Audit

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The national audit office has found Defence has failed to maximise Australian industry participation in its vast procurement program and its arrangements to achieve...

The cost of defence: 2025-26

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The 2025-26 Defence Budget misses a crucial opportunity to prepare the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and defence industrial base for future challenges, the Australian...

Russian sub strikes with cruise missile

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Russia’s newest Yasen-M class submarine launched on 19 May 2025 a cruise missile that reached a target about 500 kilometres away. The “Arkhangelsk” (K-562)...

USS Truman’s massive strike in Somalia

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The acting US Chief of Naval Operations has confirmed that the US Navy recently conducted the largest airstrike ever launched from an aircraft carrier,...

Philippine Navy warships commissioned

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On 20 May the Philippines Navy (PN), in the presence of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, commissioned the guided-missile frigate, the BRP Miguel Malvar...

First VLS Mogami frigate commissioned

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On 21 May the Japanese Maritime Defence Force (JMSDF) commissioned the seventh Mogami class frigate, JS Niyoda, at a ceremony at the Nagasaki shipyard...

US oldest operational warship in NZ

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The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge arrived in Wellington Harbor last week, marking a historic first visit to New Zealand for the U.S....