RAF Poseidon tracks Russians
An RAF patrol aircraft has monitored the path of multiple Russian warships in the Mediterranean, amid the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Forces Net...
New naval intelligence badge
On 1 Mar 22, qualified Naval Intelligence Officers (NIOs) will be issued a new badge, equivalent to other branch qualifications badges issued within Navy....
Details of HMAS Adelaide’s electrical faults emerge
Defence’s 2 January announcement that HMAS Adelaide had been succeeded in command of the ADF Joint Task Group for Operation Tonga Assist 2022 by...
Turkey closes Dardanelles and Bosphorus to warships
Turkey's Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, revealed that all countries have been warned not to transit warships through the straits. The decision which was made...
Ukraine: would US nuclear umbrella have worked?
By Joseph S. Nye Jr*
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revived many questions about nuclear deterrence. Whatever the outcome of what could be a long...
It’s all about logistics and technology
By Clive Williams*
Armies that don’t have good logistic systems will usually fail - at least until they sort out their logistics problems.
When I was in...
Russian Navy role in invasion of Ukraine emerges
By Peter Jones*
The role of the Russian Navy in the invasion of Ukraine has started to emerge. The Navy appears to have four missions:
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Defects found in Korean submarines
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy) announced that defects were found in 3 of the 9 Son Won-il-class submarines, the South Korean variants...
China delivers more Tonga disaster relief supplies
The PLA-N amphibious ship Wuzhishan and the replenishment ship Chaganhu Nuku'alofa on 23 February after delivering disaster relief supplies to Tonga.
This is the second...
Anti-ship weapons hit milestone
The head of the French DGA, his British DE&S counterpart and the CEO of MBDA signed a bilateral agreement and contracts for the continued...