The Anzac and Mogami class frigates Compared
Following the 5 August 2025 announcement that Australia would acquire up to eleven Upgraded Mogami class frigates to the replace the Anzac class ships,...
Limits to Made in Japan frigate
By Sam Roggeveen*
Australia’s selection of the Japanese Mogami design for the next generation of general-purpose naval frigates is a welcome fillip for an ageing...
What’s behind the Mogami choice
By Malcolm Davis*
If all goes to plan, Australia will receive its first made-in-Japan frigate in 2029. The choice of the upgraded Mogami design of...
Why Australia picked Mogami
By Alex Bristow*
Announcing the decision to acquire frigates of Japan’s upgraded Mogami class, Defence Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy...
‘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...