HMAS Canberra arrives in Tonga
HMAS Canberra has arrived in Tonga to relieve HMAS Adelaide on Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Canberra was guided into Nuku’alofa Harbour by His Majesty’s Armed Forces’ Guardian-class...
HMAS Aunta’s regional presence
By Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring
Training with partners, traversing vital shipping routes and visiting regional ports have all been part of HMAS Arunta’s latest regional...
RAF Poseidon tracks Russians
An RAF patrol aircraft has monitored the path of multiple Russian warships in the Mediterranean, amid the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Forces Net...
Details of HMAS Adelaide’s electrical faults emerge
Defence’s 2 January announcement that HMAS Adelaide had been succeeded in command of the ADF Joint Task Group for Operation Tonga Assist 2022 by...
It’s all about logistics and technology
By Clive Williams*
Armies that don’t have good logistic systems will usually fail - at least until they sort out their logistics problems.
When I was in...
Defects found in Korean submarines
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy) announced that defects were found in 3 of the 9 Son Won-il-class submarines, the South Korean variants...
Anti-ship weapons hit milestone
The head of the French DGA, his British DE&S counterpart and the CEO of MBDA signed a bilateral agreement and contracts for the continued...
US submarine force’s maintenance woe
The U.S. Navy attack submarine force inventory is at a low, and maintenance backlogs are making it harder to conduct important development work, the...
Climate warriors solve carriers’ energy demands
When the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers arrived in Portsmouth, the base faced a critical issue – how to find enough electricity. HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS...
Speculation that Japan to get N-subs
Japanese media interest in the question of Japan getting nuclear -powered submarines peaked in late September last year, immediately after Australia made a surprise...