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On Friday 18 August 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of HMAS Platypus, a Submariner’s Memorial was dedicated at the site of the former Oberon class submarine base at Neutral Bay, Sydney.

A new website advising current and former members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) of the free support services available to them has been...

By Robert Beckhusen In March 2017, Russia’s new Yasen-class nuclear attack submarine Kazan launched at the northern port city of Severodvinsk. Perhaps the quietest Russian submarine ever, the event was further evidence the Kremlin can still build capable and lethal subs capable of a variety of missions, including cruise-missile attack.

The Australian Government has granted First Pass approval to extend the service life for Navy’s Huon Class Minehunter Coastal vessels. The Head of Navy...

By Luke Griffiths, The Advertiser BAE Systems believes its bid to build Australia’s nine future frigates is “transformational and compelling”. The company yesterday officially...

"We remember those young men who were lost with Canberra, whom we never knew. We remember those who like Henry Hall survived to fight another day and to serve the nation and Navy and are now gone from among us. Some of us gathered here knew these veterans well. They were our fathers, grandfathers, shipmates, mentors and our friends. They were lifelong members of the naval family and they founded the Canberra-Shropshire Association." – from the Address at Canberra Memorial - Lake Burley Griffin. 9 August 2017, marking the 75th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Canberra by Lieutenant Commander Desmond Woods, RANR.

The MV-22 Osprey aircraft that crashed over the weekend off the coast of Australia, killing three Marines, struck the flight deck of a ship...

China has temporarily sealed off a part of the Yellow Sea for what it described as “large-scale” military exercises، the second drill off the...

By David Tier* America has grown weary of the post-9/11 wars. Long, drawn-out conflicts have worn down American resolve and left many defense officials nostalgic for “the good-old days” when adversaries were easier to describe and devoted military efforts toward preparing for conventional warfare. Seizing an opportunity, the U.S. Navy has capitalized on growing disillusionment and sought to exaggerate the military challenges posed by an ascendant China for parochial benefit in terms of gaining larger budgets and greater quantities of more expensive ships.

TO survive and stay competitive in the current economic climate shipping companies must find innovative ways of working by embracing modern technology In a...