Swapping academia for naval career
With a doctorate in mechanical engineering and a specialisation in how fluids move around different materials, Sub Lieutenant Ninan Mathew came well-credentialed for a...
CN’s message on return of HMA ships Arunta and Stuart
Today, I welcome back to Australia the resilient and hard-working Sailors and Officers of HMA Ships ARUNTA and STUART. Our Navy Family is extremely...
Maintenance delays help carrier critics: Admiral
The head of the U.S. Navy’s East Coast-based aviation enterprise said the service must demand to get aircraft carriers out of their maintenance availabilities...
New Deputy Chief of Navy
The Royal Australian Navy officially welcomed Rear Admiral Christopher Smith, RAN, to the role of Deputy Chief of Navy and Head Navy People Training...
HMAS Cerberus marks 100 years of training
The oldest commission in the Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Cerberus, has marked 100 years of service with the unveiling of a commemorative plinth, at...
CN’s message on Covid-19
The following is the Chief of Navy's message (August 2020) about Covid-19:
Dear Navy People and Families,
In June, I wrote to you all, stating that...
RAN RIMPAC commander makes history
Captain Phillipa Hay of the Royal Australian Navy has become the first Australian woman appointed to command a task force in the 49-year history...
UNSW Canberra to offer new Naval Architecture Degree
UNSW Canberra is creating a new naval architecture degree to contribute to Australia’s future naval shipbuilding needs being met.
UNSW Canberra Rector Michael Frater said...
VC citation for Ordinary Seaman Edward Sheean
"On 1 December 1942, Ordinary Seaman Sheean, one of the youngest and most junior ranked members of Armidale’s Ship’s Company . . . decided...
HMAS Canberra helps in Pikelot rescue
HMAS Canberra and its embarked aviation assets assisted in locating the three-person crew of a skiff that had been missing for nearly three days...