USS Connecticut to be ready in 2026
The USS Connecticut, one of the U.S. Navy’s prized Seawolf class nuclear attack submarines, is set to finally return to service late next year....
AUKUS’s role in critical mineral supply chain
By Ansel Bayly and Sarah Tzinieris*
The AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom is uniquely both vulnerable to Chinese...
Seahawks clock 50,000 flight hours
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) MH-60R Seahawk fleet has reached more than 50,000 flight hours in ten years of operational service.
“The MH-60R’s decade-long service...
Germany accuses China of laser attack
Germany on Tuesday accused China of targeting a German civilian aircraft employed on a European Union naval mission in the Red Sea with a...
Two-year delay on new US carrier
The next Ford-class aircraft carrier is facing a two-year delay that will leave the Navy with ten carriers for about a year, USNI News...
UK envoy talks up AUKUS value
The United Kingdom's top AUKUS envoy has backed Australia's "massive" contributions to the defence technology pact, saying the agreement delivers "enormous value" to the...
Six Japanese destroyers handed to Philippines
According to information published by Yomiuri on July 6, 2025, Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro have confirmed the...
LHDs in scandalous state
By David Uren*
The Defence budget squeeze has starved the Royal Australian Navy of sustainment funding. We see this in the scandalous state of two...
Freedom of navigation questions
By Euan Graham*
A freedom-of-navigation activity that the Australian and British navies jointly conducted near the Spratly Islands last month was notable. It was the...
Go home: US official to HMS Prince of Wales
An influential figure in the American government is not pleased about the Royal Navy flagship being deployed to the Indo-Pacific, the Portsmouth News reports.
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