Frigates and changing defence planning
By Peter Jennings*
For the moment, Defence Minister Peter Dutton has decided to stick with the troubled Hunter-class frigate program. With his usual candour, he...
HMS Prince of Wales home, on high alert
A Royal Navy aircraft carrier has returned to its home base as it remains on high alert to respond to the Ukraine crisis, Forces...
HMAS Adelaide’s power outage now fixed
HMAS Adelaide has experienced a power outage in Tonga this week. Back-up power has been activated to restore essential systems, the Department of Defence reports. The...
Argentine Navy’s illegal fishing fight
The Argentine Navy has deployed its two newest offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), ARA Bouchard (P-51) and ARA Piedrabuena (P-52), to monitor an international fishing...
USS Ford getting ready for deployment
First-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will be ready for a deployment this fall and Navy officials say it will have all the spare...
Using unmanned ships to protect ports
By George Galdorisi*
“Globalization” instantly brings to mind the flow of international trade that has both lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty and delivered...
Turkey’s mini-subs for world market
Turkey is developing mini attack submarines to operate in its surrounding seas and for potential sale on global weapons markets, a weapon at least...
New Indian submarine Vagir at aea
On 1 February INS Vagir, the fifth Scorpene class submarine in the Indian Navy, commended her sea trials. She was built at the Mazagon...
Inauguration of Republic of Indonesia Fleet Command
On 3 February the Indonesian Chief of Naval Staff (Kasal), Admiral Yudo Margono inaugurated the new Fleet command at a ceremony at Tanjung Priok,...
Chinese ships head to Tonga
On 24 January two PLA-N ships left Guangzhou to deliver China's disaster relief supplies to Tonga. The 1,400 tonnes of supplies include mobile homes,...