Getting ships back to sea sooner
Defence’s new approach to sustaining the Navy’s growing fleet was officially launched at the Sea Power 2022 conference this week. The new program is called...
Russian naval support ship attacked
The logistics ship Vsevolod Bobrov is reported to have been attacked and damaged by Ukrainian forces off Snake Island, possibly on 12 May.
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China’s third carrier approaches launch
China’s third and largest aircraft carrier to date is rapidly approaching its launch ceremony, with latest satellite imagery showing construction work on the ship...
$1b for Garden Island maintenance base
Australia’s warships will be able to dock at a new $1 billion maintenance centre in Sydney as part of a commitment by the Morrison...
FY23 US ship-building plan set for failure
By Matthew Hipple*
“About 300 ships, achieved in FY2018, will provide a force capable of… assuring access in any theater of operations, even in the...
Austal unveils new range of OPVs
Austal unveiled a new range of offshore patrol vessels at Indo Pacific 2022. Based on the in-service Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat, the "Offshore...
Crew suffer in refit nightmare
It's an extraordinary tale of tragedy and neglect that has consumed one of America's massive aircraft carriers and turned into a nightmare for the...
More Russian warships attacked
The Ukrainian Government has announced that its forces have badly damaged the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov with at least one Neptune missile and in a separate attack...
Doubt cast on unmanned surface vessel
The US Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday has cast doubt on whether the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel will have a place in...
Indonesian naval modernisation
On 20 April President Joko Widodo was present at PT Pal Shipyard in Surabaya for the announcements of both reforms to the commercial arrangements...