Air Force ‘superior to Navy’ in procurement
Proven off-the-shelf purchases by the air force highlight the big risk of the Navy's approach, Bradley Perrett argues in The Canberra Times.
Australia can't make...
US should use carrier-based anti-submarine warfare
By Ben DiDonato*
With the return of great power competition, the threat posed by hostile submarines has garnered renewed attention. Russia’s submarine fleet in particular...
AUKUS N-subs have major downside
Any new submarine for defending Australia should be built around our experience. Our needs are idiosyncratic. The Defence Strategic Review should find that Australia’s...
OPV trouble. 28 projects total 97 years late.
Significant problems are emerging on Australia's $4 billion offshore patrol vessel (OPVs) project as new government analysis reveals numerous other program delays that are...
Robot subs over Budget behind time
The Navy is trying to develop five robotic submarines that can lay undersea mines, but the project is three years behind schedule and at...
Chinese large amphibious ship commissioned
Earlier this month the PLA-N's third Type 75 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious ship the Anhuiwas commissioned at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. The...
Progress on RN’s Type 32 frigate
By Dr Lee Willett
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is continuing to build the operational concept for its Type 32 future frigate, Naval News reports.
The...
Contract for 12 Seahawks for RAN
The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a firm fixed-price contract to produce an additional 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk® helicopters for the Royal Australian...
US ship-building plans
On 7 October the US Congressional Research Service released a report on the US Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans. This comprehensive 96 page...
Don’t decommission key ships: US Marines
The U.S. Navy has spent more than four years repairing one of its amphibious ships, blowing past its budget by at least $99 million....