Capability

A full deck for HMS Queen Elizabeth

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HMS Queen Elizabeth will embark two F-35 Squadrons and a full rotary wing group. A US Marine Corps F-35B squadron will join a squadron of...

HMAS Toowoomba begins upgrade

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A fifth Anzac Class warship has entered BAE Systems Australia's Henderson facility as part of the fleet upgrade that will keep the ships in...

HMAS Sirius gives invaluable support during RIMPAC

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HMAS Sirius has proven invaluable during her current international deployment, not only to the Australian ships in the Task Group but to multiple partner...

NUSHIP Supply heads for Australia

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The Royal Australian Navy’s lead ship of the Supply Class auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ships, NUSHIP Supply, has set sail from Navantia’s Ferrol shipyard for Australia,...

USS Fitzgerald: US civilian board faults US Navy

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Disorganization and a lack of situational awareness by the on-watch crew of the U.S. Navy destroyer Fitzgerald was the primary cause of the collision...

Submarines: the industry policy puzzle

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By Graeme Dobell* For subs (and ships) we do defence as industry policy. Build our own naval muscle and build our economy. Protect sovereignty and...

Improvements in anti-submarine technology

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Sebastian Brixey-Williams* Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) has always been a game of hide and seek, with adversarial states looking to adopt and deploy emerging technologies in...

Strike at US Navy ship-builder ends

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A 63-day strike at Bath Iron Works — against the backdrop of a pandemic in an election year — came to an end Sunday...

355-ship navy need not be a fantasy

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By Everet Pyatt* Current law and presidential policy established 355 ships, including 12 carriers and 66 submarines, as the U.S. Navy force goal. Since few...

Zumwalt criticisms debunked

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Naval News has looked at the oft-criticised Zumwalt Class. In truth, many view the three Zumwalts as expensive U.S. Navy design failures since their two...