HMAS Wollongong deploys to the South West Pacific
HMAS Wollongong has embarked on a voyage to the South West Pacific as part of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) enduring commitment to assist...
Govt welcomes ANAO report into future submarine program
The Government has welcomed the findings of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) report on the Future Submarine Competitive Evaluation Process. The Minister for...
Battle of the Coral Sea 75th Anniversary 4-8 May 2017
By Desmond Woods
On the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 it is time to remember the 543 Americans who were killed in the battle. It is also time to remember the contribution made by Australian born Rear Admiral John ( Jack ) Crace, RN in command of the Task Force comprising the RAN and USN Squadron which blocked the Jomard passage to the Japanese ships planning to seize Port Moresby. Raytheon awarded contract to activate first Zumwalt-class destroyer
Raytheon has been awarded a contract to provide engineering services to the U.S. Navy's first Zumwalt-class ship, the USS ZUMWALT.
Included in the services will...
China, Philippines spar over military visit to island
China has protested a visit by Philippine military chiefs to a disputed island in the South China Sea, but Manila maintained on Saturday it...
US naval armada to be in Sea of Japan in days
The US supercarrier CARL VINSON will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said in Australia (Saturday 29 April...
India, South Korea sign agreement to build warships
India and South Korea inked a memorandum of understanding on Friday (28 April 2017) in India to cooperate in shipbuilding for military use.
The memorandum...
World naval developments Apr 2017
EARLY in April the U.S. destroyers Ross and Porter fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield from which a nerve gas attack against Syrian civilians had just been mounted. Norman Friedman looks at the implications in his ANI monthly review of global naval developments. 
Riley Jones steers a middle course through President Trump's argument that the fleet should be increased in order to give policy-makers a diverse array of options to deal with threats and emergencies and those who argue that the US Navy is completely sufficient to deal with any and all potentialities, particularly given the fact that it has the only 10 nuclear-powered supercarriers in the world. Submarine project strategy passes audit
The Australian National Audit Office has backed the Defence Department's strategy to buy new submarines replacing the Collins class stock in its first inquiry into the $50 billion project, the largest defence contract in Australia's history.