Ex- RNZN patrol vessels sold to Ireland
Two decommissioned RNZN Inshore Patrol Vessels the former HMNZS Rotoiti and HMNZS Pukaki will be sold to the Republic of Ireland.
The vessels are being...
NATO’s anti-sub exercise in the Med
By Lee Arnold*
NATO’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise DYNAMIC MANTA involving nine nations has recently completed after taking place in the central Mediterranean between 21...
US Navy divers recover torpedoes in Arctic
Navy divers took to the frigid waters of the Arctic this month during Ice Exercise 2022 to retrieve torpedoes fired by fast attack submarines...
US Navy accepts attack sub and dock ship
The US Navy has accepted delivery of two future ships: the fast-attack submarine Montana and the amphibious transport dock ship Fort Lauderdale, the Navy...
Japan-US Marine combat drills
Japanese and U.S. Marines had their first airborne landing and combat training together on Tuesday near Mt. Fuji as the two allies strengthen military...
US mechanism to share nuclear information explained
AUKUS Nuclear Cooperation
On December 1, 2021, President Joseph Biden submitted to Congress an “Agreement among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States...
Big expansion to Chinese shipyard
Jiangnan shipyard on the Yangtze River in Shanghai is important for the Chinese Navy (PLAN). It builds aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and submarines, Naval...
Old cruisers are unsafe, US Navy says
The U.S. Navy has tried to convince Congress to let it decommission the cruiser fleet by making cost-based arguments. It’s tried readiness-based arguments, too, noting...
Second Evolved Cape Class patrol boat launched
The second of six Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boats launched on Saturday 5 March at the Austal Ships shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia, Australian Defence Magazine...