Cancelled subs contract to cost $5b
Australia's torpedoed French submarine program could eventually cost taxpayers up to $5.5 billion, despite the contract being torn up well before construction was to...
First of new patrol boats launched
The acceptance of Defence's first evolved Cape-class patrol boat will strengthen Australia’s naval capability while providing greater reliability and effectiveness to the RAN’s patrol force to...
Impact of attack on three Russian ships
By Lee Arnold
Numerous media sources are reporting on 24 March 2022 the Ukraine successfully attacked and sunk a Russian Landing Ship Tank (LST), while...
Towards Australian nuclear-powered submarines
By Clive Williams*
It always made sense for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) for their range and endurance. That’s what the RAN wanted...
$4.3bn for WA large vessel dry berth
The Australian Government says it will invest up to $4.3 billion to deliver WA’s first large-vessel dry berth, Australian Defence Magazine reports.
The Henderson dry-dock...
US Marines need ships
Fewer Marines than in recent history have spent time aboard ship. For those who transited the world’s oceans to fight in Iraq or Afghanistan,...
US Navy can decommission five cruisers
The Navy is clear to decommission five Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 defense appropriations bill, USNI News understands.
The...
100 years of carriers in US Navy
Aircraft carriers joined the Navy fleet 100 years ago this month (March 2022), the Navy Times reports.
“For 100 years aircraft carriers have been the...
Russian deterrence missions by the dozen
For the longest stretch in decades, the Mediterranean Sea has played host to the deafening roar of U.S. carrier aircraft launching into Europe, the...
Ex- RNZN patrol vessels sold to Ireland
Two decommissioned RNZN Inshore Patrol Vessels the former HMNZS Rotoiti and HMNZS Pukaki will be sold to the Republic of Ireland.
The vessels are being...