Ships

Navy’s Sydney-to-Hobart “win”

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The Royal Australian Navy Sailing Association NSW's Sydney to Hobart entry, Navy One, "won" the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race. It did not win line honours or...

USS Nimitz to be recycled

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On December 9, the Navy released its 30-year shipbuilding plan. With the ambitious goal of building a 546-ship fleet by 2051, the plan calls...

US Navy accepts delivery of USS Canberra

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The US Navy has accepted delivery of the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) Dec. 21 at Austal USA in Mobile, Naval Sea Systems Command...

Second-hand Japanese boats worth a look

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By Bradley Perrett* Australia may have a way of very cheaply and quickly expanding its submarine force, improving its defences this decade and preparing for...

Sirius home for final time

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It was a bittersweet moment for onlookers at Fleet Base West on December 2 when HMAS Sirius returned home. Sirius was sailing into its home...

First Arafura-class patrol vessel launched

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The first of 12 Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels - NUSHIP Arafura - was launched yesterday at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia. First Assistant...

RN’s shortcomings highlighted

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Britain’s parliamentary Defence Committee has fired a broadside at the government, raising significant concerns about the future size and capabilities of the Royal Navy...

Expanding threat spectrum for surface ships

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By Sam Goldsmith* The threat spectrum for surface combatants — ships that can engage air, surface, subsurface and shore targets — is rapidly expanding and...

Damaged sub Connecticut arrives in US

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The secretive, damaged and pricey fast-attack submarine Connecticut, which struck an undersea mountain in October, pulled into San Diego Sunday after transiting from Guam,...

AUKUS and collective seapower

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AUKUS: A personal view by David Hobbs The AUKUS agreement capitalises on the intimate and long-standing links that exist between the three navies and their nations'...