Ukraine sea drones show the way
By Artem Galushko*
For a county with a rather modest fleet of warships (Axe, 2022) Ukraine has fared unexpectedly well up to now against the...
Mothership for unmanned vessels idea
The Navy is studying the potential of using Littoral Combat Ships as motherships for unmanned vessels, with the “current phase” of its study expected...
Another Guardian class vessel for Pacific
The Commonwealth is set to order another Guardian class patrol boat from Austal as part of the Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP). The additional...
Uncrewed vessels’ greater role
Uncrewed vessels with the ability to jam electronics, spy on faraway activities and even help coordinate the flow of fighting will play an increasingly...
Private US boats are a military asset
By Jasper Campbell*
Introduction
Much has been made about the threat of the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM) and its contributions to the burgeoning People’s...
ADV Cape Capricorn delivered to RAN
Austal Australia has delivered ADV Cape Capricorn, the fourth of eight Evolved Cape-class patrol boats to the RAN.
Since the contract was signed in...
PLA to recruit women carrier pilots
PLA-N to Recruit Women Carrier Pilots
On 20 February the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy announced it will recruit women to become pilots to...
US Navy’s hypersonic launcher progresses
Lockheed Martin will have a ship-based hypersonic missile launcher ready for flight tests next year, the company said, as part of the development work...
Australian company supplying metal printing to US Navy
Australian company AML3D is supplying the US Department of Defence (US DoD) its industrial 3D metal printing technology to help scale up parts supply...
Ship-builders look to 3D printing
The aircraft carrier construction team at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding faced a key deadline in March 2022. The team was on the hook to move...