Satellite photos tell Ukraine story
Tiny Snake Island has hosted some fierce fighting during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as new satellite photos show, Space.com reports.
Snake Island is a...
Drone program quietly axed
The Morrison Government has quietly cancelled Defence’s $1.3bn project to acquire up to 12 armed drones in order to direct funding towards a $10bn...
USNS Mercy heads for Pacific mission
The hospital ship USNS Mercy recently steamed out of San Diego Bay, kicking off an annual mission focused on disaster preparedness and humanitarian assistance...
Getting ships back to sea sooner
Defence’s new approach to sustaining the Navy’s growing fleet was officially launched at the Sea Power 2022 conference this week. The new program is called...
Russian naval support ship attacked
The logistics ship Vsevolod Bobrov is reported to have been attacked and damaged by Ukrainian forces off Snake Island, possibly on 12 May.
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RAN to get upgrade for Sparrow missiles
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed the purchase of Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 capability for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Defence Magazine...
China’s third carrier approaches launch
China’s third and largest aircraft carrier to date is rapidly approaching its launch ceremony, with latest satellite imagery showing construction work on the ship...
$1b for Garden Island maintenance base
Australia’s warships will be able to dock at a new $1 billion maintenance centre in Sydney as part of a commitment by the Morrison...
FY23 US ship-building plan set for failure
By Matthew Hipple*
“About 300 ships, achieved in FY2018, will provide a force capable of… assuring access in any theater of operations, even in the...
Way to sink China’s weaponised merchant ships
This month, gCaptain reported the U.S. Air Force demonstrated a lethal new weapon that could provide a low-cost and more widely-available alternative to sinking...