Pakistan’s third Hangor class submarine launched
On 14 August the third Hangor class conventional powered submarine, the Mangro was launched for the Pakistan Navy at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group...
Japan praises Mogami bid win
Australia’s decision to commission Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI) to build its next generation Sea3000 General-Purpose Frigate (GPF) has been widely celebrated in Tokyo.
Japanese stakeholders...
Japanese warships in NZ
Japanese warships have docked in Wellington, part of showing their presence in the Indo-Pacific region. JS Ise, a helicopter-carrier destroyer, and JS Suzunami, a...
The benefits of naval airborne autonomy
Recently, the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group deployed alongside the Italian aircraft carrier Cavour, cutting a commanding silhouette through the Mediterranean, UK Defence Journal reports.
The...
1703 naval wreck uncovered
For more than 300 years, the wreck of the English naval ship, HMS Northumberland, which sank in the Great Storm of November 1703, has...
Update on US Navy’s future destroyer program
On 7 August the US Congressional Research Office published the report DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and Issues for Congress. The Navy's proposed FY2026...
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...