Ex- RNZN patrol vessels sold to Ireland
Two decommissioned RNZN Inshore Patrol Vessels the former HMNZS Rotoiti and HMNZS Pukaki will be sold to the Republic of Ireland.
The vessels are being...
Ukraine: Turkey’s response and Black Sea access
Russia’s early 2022 invasion of Ukraine has heightened challenges North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally Turkey faces in balancing relations between the two countries...
NATO’s anti-sub exercise in the Med
By Lee Arnold*
NATO’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise DYNAMIC MANTA involving nine nations has recently completed after taking place in the central Mediterranean between 21...
US Navy divers recover torpedoes in Arctic
Navy divers took to the frigid waters of the Arctic this month during Ice Exercise 2022 to retrieve torpedoes fired by fast attack submarines...
US Navy accepts attack sub and dock ship
The US Navy has accepted delivery of two future ships: the fast-attack submarine Montana and the amphibious transport dock ship Fort Lauderdale, the Navy...
Japan-US Marine combat drills
Japanese and U.S. Marines had their first airborne landing and combat training together on Tuesday near Mt. Fuji as the two allies strengthen military...
Maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean
By Rebecca Strating*
A week ago, the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced that a new submarine base will be built in either Brisbane, Newcastle,...
Bigger fleet and bigger Navy share sought
If you’re confused about the size of the future U.S. Navy fleet, you’re not alone. The service and Pentagon officials have teetered between multiple plans...
Obituary: RAN’s top clearance diver
WILLIAM TERENCE FITZGERALD: March 23, 1929-March 5, 2022
By Tim Barlass
(Published courtesy of The Sydney Morning Herald)
William (Bill) Fitzgerald was a legendary clearance diver with...
US mechanism to share nuclear information explained
AUKUS Nuclear Cooperation
On December 1, 2021, President Joseph Biden submitted to Congress an “Agreement among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States...