Trump doubles ships request to $65.8 billion
President Donald Trump announced Friday he wants funding in 2027 for twice the number of ships that were requested the previous year, the Navy...
ABC describes plight of Hormuz seafarers
Interviews and first-hand accounts from sailors stranded in the Persian Gulf — under threat of drone attacks, missiles, and exploding boats — reveal an...
RN steps up anti-mine capability
The Royal Navy is stepping up its mine hunting capabilities with new cutting-edge uncrewed equipment being added to RFA Lyme Bay in the coming...
How easily mines disrupt shipping
By Andy Perry*
Just reports of mines are often sufficient to disrupt maritime traffic. Even if ship owners, crews and insurers weren’t aware of the...
Last Evolved class vessel delivered
Defence has accepted the tenth and final Evolved Cape class Patrol Boat for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), ADV Cape Hawke, in a ceremony...
Where is Australia’s merchant fleet?
By Captain Peter Court*
Maintaining a navy without a merchant fleet is a little like maintaining an air force without a commercial aviation industry: one...
The woes of the US carrier fleet
By Isaac Seitz*
The USS John C. Stennis is 14 months behind schedule and $483 million over budget. The USS Harry S. Truman begins its...
UK goes for more uncrewed vessels
The Royal Navy is preparing to acquire a fleet of 20 uncrewed surface vessels under a programme known as Project Beehive, according to a...
Beyond Bluebottle program
By Malcolm Davis*
Expansion of Australia’s fleet of Ocius Bluebottle uncrewed boats is an important step, but it must not be the last in creating...
RAN Receives 40 Bluebottle USVs
On 12 March the RAN took delivery of 40 new Australian-designed and built Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USV) – one of the world’s largest...