‘Grim’ state of Royal Fleet Auxiliary
A respected former Royal Navy commander has described the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as "withered," calling the state of its vessels one of the biggest...
US Navy seeks quick-build USVs
The US Navy has invited defense contractors to submit white papers on how they would go about designing, developing and demonstrating autonomous unmanned surface...
HMAS Townsville preserved
A significant part of Townsville’s naval history has be preserved for generations to come with Port of Townsville partnering with Maritime Museum of Townsville...
Japan sweetens Australian frigate offer
Should Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and its Mogami-class frigate win Australia’s General Purpose Frigate program, the company is prepared to hand over the intellectual property...
Two-year delay on new US carrier
The next Ford-class aircraft carrier is facing a two-year delay that will leave the Navy with ten carriers for about a year, USNI News...
Six Japanese destroyers handed to Philippines
According to information published by Yomiuri on July 6, 2025, Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro have confirmed the...
LHDs in scandalous state
By David Uren*
The Defence budget squeeze has starved the Royal Australian Navy of sustainment funding. We see this in the scandalous state of two...
An extraordinary frigate
By George Allison
As HMS Glasgow moves through the final stages of construction at BAE Systems’ Scotstoun shipyard, the Royal Navy’s newest frigate is already...
New Spirit of Tasmania heads south
Spirit of Tasmania IV has departed Scotland and is bound for Hobart, with its expected arrival announced as "late-August". In a statement, ferry operator...
Inside a British shipbuilding yard
Inside a conference room in a building overlooking the Janet Harvey Hall on Glasgow’s River Clyde, Sir Simon Lister laid out a clear ambition...