Ukraine: US carrier in Naples
A U.S. aircraft carrier visited the southern Italian city of Naples for only the second time in six years as the military continues its...
Relief vessel not up to the task
By Bob Moyse
In terms of scale, the recently announced Pacific support vessel, ADV Reliant, is chicken feed compared to the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine...
Supply ship details emerge
During INDO PACIFIC 2022 several contenders emerged for the Royal Australian Navy’s requirement for new Joint Support Ships (JSS). Under project SEA2200, Australia will...
Jervis Bay unmanned vessel exercise
Commencing today, HMAS Creswell and the waters of Jervis Bay will be the scene of a simulated, next generation naval battlespace – Exercise Autonomous...
New US unmanned Navy division
The Pacific Fleet has stood up Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One to expedite the integration of unmanned surface vessels, the Navy Times reports.
The unit...
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.
In...