US Army takes on naval tinge
The U.S. Army is looking just a bit more naval as it adjusts to the Pacific region, adopting missiles long wielded by its sister...
Arafura-class program now a Defence Project of Concern.
The Australian Government has listed the Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) program as a Defence Project of Concern. The project has experienced delays in...
US unmanned vessels monitor Iranian ship
The Navy’s 5th Fleet said today it had successfully integrated 12 different unmanned platforms while conducting routine patrols in and around the Strait of...
HMAS Hobart refresh work completed
HMAS Hobart, affectionately known as ‘the green ghost’ – and already eight years old! – recently received a much-needed refresh inside and out, contactairlandandsea...
Review: shrink Hunter, add destroyers
The navy would receive a major firepower boost through the addition of three heavily armed air warfare destroyers under a plan being considered by...
$528m ship too big to go under Hobart bridge
The Australian government should have listened to warnings from as early as 2018 that its $528m icebreaking research ship was too big to safely...
US Navy’s cruiser refit debacle
Back in 2015, the guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg began a lengthy modernization process that was supposed to enable the warship’s service life to be extended...
RN prepares for sea-bed warfare platform
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is preparing to commission and operate the future RFA Proteus, the first of two planned Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ships...
RN minehunters sold to Romania
Two retired Royal Navy minehunters will contribute to NATO’s mission supporting security in the Black Sea with the Romanian Navy.
Sandown-class Mine Counter Measure Vessels,...
Singapore transfers patrol boat to Brunei
On 2 October the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) transferred a second refurbished Fearless class patrol boat to the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) in...