New small Navy diving drone
The newest Navy diving drone can be carried by two sailors and work with nearby drones to bring a mix of sensors and capabilities...
First of new patrol boats launched
The acceptance of Defence's first evolved Cape-class patrol boat will strengthen Australia’s naval capability while providing greater reliability and effectiveness to the RAN’s patrol force to...
UK forces in Malaysian exercise
UK military personnel joined Indo-Pacific allies for the first of two major exercises this year off the coast of Malaysia.
Patrol ship HMS Tamar, a...
IONS Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX 22)
The maiden edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX-22) was conducted at Goa and in Arabian Sea from 26 –...
Impact of attack on three Russian ships
By Lee Arnold
Numerous media sources are reporting on 24 March 2022 the Ukraine successfully attacked and sunk a Russian Landing Ship Tank (LST), while...
Towards Australian nuclear-powered submarines
By Clive Williams*
It always made sense for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) for their range and endurance. That’s what the RAN wanted...
Growlers heading for Germany
With thousands of troops deployed to Europe in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Navy is adding to its assets in the region....
Video of PLA-N exercise in the east China Sea
A video of a PLA-N exercise in the east China Sea was released. The exercise involved a destroyer flotilla led by the guided-missile destroyer Zhengzhou in the...
$4.3bn for WA large vessel dry berth
The Australian Government says it will invest up to $4.3 billion to deliver WA’s first large-vessel dry berth, Australian Defence Magazine reports.
The Henderson dry-dock...
US Marines need ships
Fewer Marines than in recent history have spent time aboard ship. For those who transited the world’s oceans to fight in Iraq or Afghanistan,...