HMS Tamar visits Darwin
The Royal Navy vessel HMS Tamar visits Darwin this week after successful completion of a first deployment in the Indo-Asia Pacific as part of...
Dutton was seeking two Virginia-class subs
Defence was working on a plan before the election to purchase two Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines from the US by 2030 – at least a...
Australia settles with French Naval Group over submarines
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has confirmed that the Australian government has settled with Naval Group for $850 million to conclude the Attack Class submarine...
Venture capital model for US unmanned fleet
The U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Task Force spent its first nine months developing a venture capital model for selecting promising technologies and is now beginning...
Austal delivers 15th Guardian Class patrol boat
Austal Australia has delivered the 15th Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence.
The vessel, Te Kukupa II, was then gifted by...
RAN, RNZN help rescue SW Pacific mariners
In three incidents the RAN and the RNZAF played leading roles in rescuing mariners in the SW Pacific.
In the first incident on 21 May,...
RN looks a commercial tankers to refuel
The Royal Navy has announced that they have been exploring the idea of NATO naval vessels using commercial tankers to supply fuel to warships...
RN retires two Hunter submarines
The Royal Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines HMS Talent and HMS Trenchant were decommissioned at Devonport Naval Base on 20 May, Naval Today reports.
HMS Trenchant’s...
Type 26 frigate’s capability
The Type 26 Frigate has the potential to be one of the most capable warships the Royal Navy has owned in decades but only...
China’s militarisation of its commercial fleet
Over the many years of reporting maritime news, the idea that China could militarize its commercial maritime fleet has been dismissed by most of...