RN’s South Atlantic environmental mission
HMS Forth has taken bomb disposal specialists to South Georgia as part of a mission to protect the island's wildlife, Forces Net reports.
The patrol...
Submarine loss: ‘No one can fight nature”
With incredible candour, Indonesian navy first petty officer Setyo Wawan opened up on national television about the toll his job placed on his family.
“The...
Indonesian sub loss: lessons for Australia
By Denis Mole*
The loss of any submarine should be a catalyst for countries with submarines to review the likely causes and responses to determine...
India set to begin Attack class program
The PowerPoint presentation by navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh at the combined commanders’ conference in Kevadia, Gujarat, on March 6 this year had been...
Osprey lands on Mercy
A V-22 Osprey conducted its inaugural landing on the new and improved flight deck of USNS hospital ship Mercy this month (April 2021), the Navy...
The submarine nuclear option
By Denis Mole*
In Adelaide’s The Advertiser newspaper on 7 March, former defence minister Christopher Pyne said, ‘Then there is the nonsensical argument that the...
Massive UK maritime force on its way
The UK's Carrier Strike Group, spearheaded by aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, is nearing its maiden operational deployment, Forces Net reports.
It was declared ready...
Big plans for Zumwalt class
By David Larter
The U.S. Navy is exploring a major ship alteration for its three stealth destroyers that would further drive up the cost of the...
HMS Prince of Wales back in May
Britain's newest aircraft carrier will be ready to return to operations "by May" of this year, a minister has confirmed, Forces Net reports.
The £3.1bn HMS...
US does not need another carrier: Admiral
The U.S. has the number of aircraft carriers it needs to meet requirements across the globe -- unless "additional challenges show themselves," the four-star...