Ships

Minister pushes speedy frigate decision

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Defence Minister Richard Marles has clashed with one of his top officials over whether the government will delay a critical decision on a new...

Australia donates hydrographic vessel

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The Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka handed over a Kongsberg EM2042 shallow water multi-beam echo sounder to the Sri Lanka Navy Hydrographic Service...

Iran’s new dedicated drone carrier

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By Tom Sharpe* Earlier this month, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) gained an interesting new addition – the Shahid Bagheri, described as “the world’s first...

US carrier collides with merchant vessel

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Details are still emerging, but the U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman has collided with a merchant vessel identified as the Besiktas-M in...

No substitute for big ships

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By Jennifer Parker* Attack missile boats are no substitutes for the Royal Australian Navy’s major warships, contrary to the contention of a 4 February 2025...

Weapons for merchant ship platforms

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By Colonel T. X. Hammes and Captain R. Robinson Harris* In the past half decade, innovators have heeded calls to increase the Navy’s ship...

Norway arrests Russian-crewed Norway-flagged vessel

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Police in Tromsø, Norway, report that the Norwegian Coast Guard has detained the Silver Dania on suspicion of sabotage after a request from Latvian...

UK’s two new unscrewed marine systems

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The Ministry of Defence is putting two newly developed uncrewed maritime systems—Snapper and Wasp—through final testing, UK Defence Journal reports. During a Written Question session...

The alternatives to big ships

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By Joseph Zeller* A single missile can cripple a billion-dollar warship. Australia must explore other forms of sea power to effectively meet its immediate strategic...

Bring back the destroyer tender

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If war broke out in the western Pacific tomorrow, how would U.S. Navy ships be supplied and repaired, US Naval Institute News asks? Given...