Navy’s Sydney-to-Hobart “win”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'...