Russian Black Sea chief named
On 10 August Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov was appointed the Acting Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. He replaced Admiral Igor Osipov, who had...
Second Indonesian Navy hospital ship
On 15 August the Indonesian Navy’s second hospital ship KRI Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat was named and launched at the PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya....
New Russian submarine revealed
Nuclear weapons are Russia's ultimate insurance policy against NATO intervention in Ukraine. As their importance is emphasised, an ambitious new ballistic missile submarine has...
FON key to new UK maritime strategy
The United Kingdom today published a new five-year maritime strategy that focuses on improving freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific while also “officially ...
Defence review’s exploding suitcase
By Michael Shoebridge*
The Labor government’s defence strategic review will explore how the Australian military is positioned and enabled to operate in our region as...
S Korea seeks closer Australian links
By Bill Paterson*
Little noticed publicly in either Australia or South Korea, Seoul has taken steps in recent months that suggest intent to forge closer...
N Korean sub’s first deployment
On August 16th, the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) (North Korea) confirmed that its first ship-in-class KSS III submarine, ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, has...
Divers find WWI wreck off Scily Is
The wreckage of the USS Jacob Jones, a Tucker-class destroyer, and the first ship of its kind to be sunk by enemy fire, was...
Construction begins on OPV 6
The first piece of steel has been cut in Henderson, WA, for what will be known as HMAS Carpentaria. Luerssen Australia now has six...
Chinese spy vessel to dock in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's government has granted permission for a controversial Chinese research vessel to visit the island despite India's concerns that it could spy on...