Armidale, a new film of naval courage
Despite Australia’s rich military history and plethora of tales of underdog battlefront spirit, our list war movies is surprisingly short, with recent flicks like...
Two new vessels for RNZN
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN’s) new fleet tanker/replenishment vessel sailed into Auckland Harbour on 26 June following a 15-day journey from the South...
USS Preble and Coast Guard in massive drug seizure
The guided-missile destroyer Preble and a U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment recovered more than $40 million worth of cocaine during a just concluded...
More Arctic naval co-operation sought
The head of U.S. naval forces in Europe would like to see more coordination and more dialogue in the Arctic, where military and commercial...
No reinstatement for Roosevelt captain
Capt. Brett Crozier, who commanded USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) until April, will not be reinstated to lead the ship, will not be eligible for...
US to pay $9.5b for two N-subs
The U.S. Navy is poised to ink almost $10.4 billion in contracts with General Dynamics Electric Boat to procure the first two Columbia-class ballistic...
China’s likely response if Vietnam takes legal action
Laura Zhou, Beijing Bureau, South China Morning Post, asked:
Over the past week there have been more open discussions in China about how China should...
China plants long-term seeds in South China Sea
By Ben Werner
China is tightening its grip on disputed claims in the South China Sea by beefing up its military capability and planting the...
French sub burns in fierce fire
One of France’s six Rubis-class nuclear-powered submarines, the Perle, burned for more than 14 hours “in an unbelievably fierce fire” June 12 in dry...
HMS Queen Elizabeth set for strike operations
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has been declared “trained and safe” to conduct carrier strike operations, the UK Defence Journal reports.
Cdre Steve Moorhouse, Commander...