World naval developments – July 2015
By Norman Friedman looks at the implications of the Chinese national stock market free-fall. Key to acquisition success
Admiral John Richardson, President Barack Obama's nominee for chief of naval operations, cited four principles as critical to successful acquisition programs:
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Centenary of ANZAC Legal History Symposium.
Centenary of ANZAC Legal History Symposium.
Law, War and Memory: The Nation, the Profession and Defence.
Old Teachers College, Armidale. 10-11 November 2015.
Full program is here.
Russia launches spy ship to track US missile defence
RUSSIA inducted a new-generation spy ship into the Northern Fleet on 26 July during navy day celebrations. The new vessel will be tasked with monitoring U.S. anti-missile defenses on the high seas, a navy spokesman said. Russian Navy to get more than 20 Ship-Borne fighter jets by year’s end
THE Russian Navy is to get more than 20 Ship-Borne fighter jets by year's end. The warplanes will serve as a backbone for a new aviation unit within the Northern Feet. HMS Sutherland begins its new service with a BANG
A ROYAL Navy Devonport-based frigate has started its new role following an extensive refit with a serious bang. Sutherland, known as The Fighting Clan, has once again proven her fighting worth by firing her 4.5in main gun for the first time since coming out of refit in March. Obituary – Rear Admiral John Dixon Stevens, RAN, Rtd
REAR Admiral John Dixon Stevens, RAN, Rtd., died on Thursday 30 July. He was born in WA in 1927.
The future of submarine sustainment in WA
By Mitchell Sutton and Serge DeSilva-Ranasinghe*
ONE of Western Australia’s major defence industry success stories has been the establishment of the ASC’s, submarine docking facility at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson. India withdraws request for 126 Rafale fighters from France
INDIA has withdrawn its request for 126 multirole Rafale fighters from France, Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar has said. Chinese Corps can be used against enemy carrier: Yin Zhuo
ADMIRAL Yin Zhuo of the People's Liberation Army Navy said that an exercise launched in the disputed South China Sea on July 28 was to test the capability of the Second Artillery Corps, China's strategic missile force, to sink enemy warships, according to the state-run People's Daily.