Wildcat helicopters meet challenge
Successful Ship Helicopter Operating Limitations (SHOL) trials have proven that the Wildcat HMA Mk 2 can operate fully loaded with its newest missile systems...
HMS Prince of Wales heads for repairs
The Royal Navy announced that its newest aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has left Portsmouth to return to Rosyth for the next step...
China’s maritime governance model
By Cherry Hitkari*
While China’s growing naval presence has garnered much attention, awareness about its global maritime governance model remains limited. President Xi Jinping has...
Australians need to work closely with US on N-subs
Australians should now work shoulder to shoulder with Americans in mastering the building of nuclear submarines while Royal Australian Navy sailors serve on deployed...
Austal working on new autonomous boat
Austal Australia has taken possession of a de-commissioned Armidale-class Patrol Boat (ACPB), the former HMAS Maitland, from the Commonwealth of Australia, to commence planning,...
Austal Launches 4th Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat
Austal Australia has launched the 4th Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat (ECCPB), the future ADV Cape Capricorn, for the Royal Australian Navy.
The vessel, Austal Hull...
Air Force ‘superior to Navy’ in procurement
Proven off-the-shelf purchases by the air force highlight the big risk of the Navy's approach, Bradley Perrett argues in The Canberra Times.
Australia can't make...
US should use carrier-based anti-submarine warfare
By Ben DiDonato*
With the return of great power competition, the threat posed by hostile submarines has garnered renewed attention. Russia’s submarine fleet in particular...
AUKUS N-subs have major downside
Any new submarine for defending Australia should be built around our experience. Our needs are idiosyncratic. The Defence Strategic Review should find that Australia’s...
OPV trouble. 28 projects total 97 years late.
Significant problems are emerging on Australia's $4 billion offshore patrol vessel (OPVs) project as new government analysis reveals numerous other program delays that are...