US Navy officers’ convictions vacated
The felony convictions of four former Navy officers in one of the worst bribery cases in the maritime branch’s history were vacated Wednesday following...
Gaining a social licence for AUKUS
By Peter K. Lee, Alice Nason and Sophie Mayo*
The Australian Labor Party is firmly committed to the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines, at least according to...
Keel of Young Endeavour II laid
Construction of Young Endeavour II has commenced officially at the Birdon shipyard in Port Macquarie. The Keel Laying ceremony celebrated this critical milestone in...
Rickover and the Navy’s nuclear option
4 August 2023 was the 75th anniversary of the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, a joint Department of Navy and Department of Energy organisation...
Yemen oil disaster averted
A "floating time bomb" oil tanker left adrift in the Red Sea has successfully been drained of its cargo, the UN says.
The vessel was...
Clamp down on Defence contracting
The Department of Defence has imposed at short notice a moratorium on contracting of recently separated Defence personnel by defence industry, Australian Defence Magazine...
First woman to command a US service
President Joe Biden has selected Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be the US Chief of Naval Operations. She will be the first woman to command...
Biden nominates Adm Lisa Franchetti
President Joe Biden has formally nominated Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be the next chief of naval operations, making her...
Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be interim CNO
The Navy’s second-in-command is set to take over the day-to-day operations of the sea service when Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday retires...
Information warfare officers almost ready
More than a year after its establishment, the first Information Warfare Officer (IWO) work group graduates will be joining the fleet. The inaugural IWO...