Anger after Defence buys ship off-shore
Defence officials have quietly travelled to the Canary Islands and bought a five-year-old ship for Pacific Ocean operations, angering the local industry which was expecting the ship...
Purple Pony back in the water
HMAS Toowoomba, nicknamed the 'Purple Pony', was returned to the water at Henderson, Western Australia, on April 12 after an 18-month maintenance period.
Toowomba is...
Russian ship captain and others killed
Ukraine claimed today that the captain of the Moskva missile cruiser died in the catastrophe it faced in the Black Sea, according to the...
Hunter-class frigates falling short
By Paul Greenfield and John Stanford*
Since the British Type 26 was announced as the reference design for Royal Australian Navy’s nine Hunter-class frigates, the...
The significance of the Moskva sinking
By Dr Tom Lewis*
It’s early days yet, but the sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea, apparently by Ukrainian missiles, looks...
Russian Black Sea flagship sunk
The Russian Black Sea flagship, the 12,500 tonne cruiser Moskva has sunk both Russian and Ukrainian sources say. It was sunk near Snake (Zmeinii) Island. Both...
Tanks for the memories
By Clive Willaims*
Militaries will always be reluctant to give up major prestigious pieces of equipment—even when they are no longer fit for purpose.
Navies were...
Amphibious vehicle back to sea
By Caleb Larson*
The United States Marine Corps’ (USMC) new Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) will receive new tow ropes, a badly-needed fix that will allow...
US Navy wants to axe 8 amphibious ships
The U.S. Navy wants to buy one last San Antonio-class amphibious ship and then end the production line, the service announced in its fiscal...
First batch of Indian Navy Seahawk MH 60R complete training
The Indian Navy’s first batch of MH 60R ‘Romeo’ aircrew successfully completed their training at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, on 1...