HMA Benalla and Shepparton make way for robots
Remotely controlled unmanned vessels with autopilot capabilities will replace two naval ships, with the decommissioning of HMA Ships Benalla and Shepparton. They make way...
Russia steps up Black Sea defences
Russia is stepping up security at its Sevastopol Black Sea fleet base by deploying trained dolphins meant to detect and “counter” enemy divers, British...
Congress members seek ship-building boost
On an overcast day in April, Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson hopped off a large gray van to show off the Pascagoula, Mississippi, shipyard....
ANI Podcast. Future Frigate, AUKUS Submarines and USVs
Title: Maritime capability challenges: Future Frigate, AUKUS Submarines and USVs
Saltwater Strategists Podcast. S02E04. Maritime capability challenges: Future Frigate, AUKUS Submarines and USVs
Quote: ‘One of...
India launches ASW Corvette
On 13 June the third of an expected eventual class of sixteen anti-submarine corvettes, the Anjadip, was launched at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and...
HMAS Launceston decommissioned
Ship’s company, VIPs and onlookers said farewell to 15-year-old HMAS Launceston, as the vessel was decommissioned at HMAS Coonwarra in Darwin on June 1.
Launceston...
New concept for RNZN’s boarding capability
The Royal New Zealand Navy has adopted a new concept for providing a boarding capability. This is to have short-notice Deployable Boarding Teams (DBT)...
Weighing ship procurement risks
By Richard Dunley*
The Australian National Audit Office’s recent report on the Hunter-class frigate program contained a number of significant revelations, but one of the...
Challenges surfacing with uncrewed vessels
By Jennifer Parker*
There’s a growing trend for naval forces to acquire uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) because of the potential advantages they offer, such as...
Chinese looting ship arrested
A Chinese-registered vessel has been detained in Malaysia, on suspicion of looting the wreckage of Second World War-era British warships in the South China...