US submarine tender visits
US Navy submarine tender, USS Emory S. Land, has arrived in Darwin for a port visit. It berthed at HMAS Coonawarra's new Kuru Wharf on...
New Chinese destroyer launched
Chinese naval builder Dalian Shipbuilding has launched a new Type 055 “large destroyer”, the tenth overall, and commenced construction on a further hull. According...
US GAO report on troubled Constellation frigate program
On 29 May the US Government Accountability Officer (GAO) released its 52 page report, Navy Frigate: Unstable Design Has Stalled Construction and Compromised Delivery...
After 28 years, Anzac III decommissioned
HMAS Anzac (III) was decommissioned on 18 May at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia after 28 years of service in the Royal Australian Navy...
Ukraine sinking them faster than Russia can build them
The Russian navy missile corvette Tsyklon entered service with the Black Sea Fleet in July 2023, three years after launching at Zalyv Shipbuilding Yard...
China Builds World’s First Dedicated Drone Carrier
China has built the world's first dedicated drone carrier. The ship has not been reported however and many of the circumstances surrounding it remain...
HMAS Huon to decommission
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will decommission the Minehunter Coastal (MHC), HMAS Huon, on 30 May 2024. Huon was commissioned into the RAN on 15 May...
US Navy shipbuilders: technology dawdlers
One reason the U.S. Navy is behind on its shipbuilding goals is that it’s been slow to embrace the kinds of digital-design tools that...
Advanced warfare system for UK ships
The Royal Navy has officially endorsed its advanced electronic warfare system, the Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integrated Capability (MEWSIC), following positive feedback from its...
Big robotic sub goes to sea
DARPA has finally unveiled more of its mysterious Manta Ray robotic sub, with impressive new images of the prototype Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) undergoing...