Purple Pony back in the water
HMAS Toowoomba, nicknamed the 'Purple Pony', was returned to the water at Henderson, Western Australia, on April 12 after an 18-month maintenance period.
Toowomba is...
Russian ship captain and others killed
Ukraine claimed today that the captain of the Moskva missile cruiser died in the catastrophe it faced in the Black Sea, according to the...
Hunter-class frigates falling short
By Paul Greenfield and John Stanford*
Since the British Type 26 was announced as the reference design for Royal Australian Navy’s nine Hunter-class frigates, the...
The significance of the Moskva sinking
By Dr Tom Lewis*
It’s early days yet, but the sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea, apparently by Ukrainian missiles, looks...
Russian Black Sea flagship sunk
The Russian Black Sea flagship, the 12,500 tonne cruiser Moskva has sunk both Russian and Ukrainian sources say. It was sunk near Snake (Zmeinii) Island. Both...
US Navy wants to axe 8 amphibious ships
The U.S. Navy wants to buy one last San Antonio-class amphibious ship and then end the production line, the service announced in its fiscal...
Russian frigate reported hit by Ukrainian missile
On 4 April a Ukrainian Presidential spokesman Alexey Arestovych announced that the Russian Admiral Grigorovich class frigate Admiral Essen was damaged by Ukrainian forces. It is...
Cancelled subs contract to cost $5b
Australia's torpedoed French submarine program could eventually cost taxpayers up to $5.5 billion, despite the contract being torn up well before construction was to...
First of new patrol boats launched
The acceptance of Defence's first evolved Cape-class patrol boat will strengthen Australia’s naval capability while providing greater reliability and effectiveness to the RAN’s patrol force to...
Impact of attack on three Russian ships
By Lee Arnold
Numerous media sources are reporting on 24 March 2022 the Ukraine successfully attacked and sunk a Russian Landing Ship Tank (LST), while...