NZ boosts defence spending
By Steven Paget*
The Five Eyes are really four eyes and a wink, according to a joke that derides New Zealand’s limited defence spending. Publication...
CN outlines what is need for ship-building
By Mark Hammond, Chief of Navy*
As an island nation, Australia depends on sea lines of communication and maritime trade. For us, there can be...
US Navy’s ship-repair problem
By Michael Hogan*
The US Navy has well-documented issues with building warships. Less discussed, but equally important, are issues with repairing the ships it already...
Not enough Australian content in Defence contracts: Audit
The national audit office has found Defence has failed to maximise Australian industry participation in its vast procurement program and its arrangements to achieve...
The cost of defence: 2025-26
The 2025-26 Defence Budget misses a crucial opportunity to prepare the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and defence industrial base for future challenges, the Australian...
Russian sub strikes with cruise missile
Russia’s newest Yasen-M class submarine launched on 19 May 2025 a cruise missile that reached a target about 500 kilometres away. The “Arkhangelsk” (K-562)...
USS Truman’s massive strike in Somalia
The acting US Chief of Naval Operations has confirmed that the US Navy recently conducted the largest airstrike ever launched from an aircraft carrier,...
Philippine Navy warships commissioned
On 20 May the Philippines Navy (PN), in the presence of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, commissioned the guided-missile frigate, the BRP Miguel Malvar...
First VLS Mogami frigate commissioned
On 21 May the Japanese Maritime Defence Force (JMSDF) commissioned the seventh Mogami class frigate, JS Niyoda, at a ceremony at the Nagasaki shipyard...
US oldest operational warship in NZ
The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge arrived in Wellington Harbor last week, marking a historic first visit to New Zealand for the U.S....