CN on future of surface ships
By Brendan Nicholson*
Over decades, a truism has matured that modern technology, surveillance systems and weapons have evolved to the point where surface warships will...
ANZAC SSN: not so optimal pathway
By Peter Briggs*
Doubts about America’s capacity to build and then sell to Australia a series of Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) under the AUKUS agreement...
Austal awarded contract for two more RAN patrol boats
Austal Australia has been awarded a contract extension for the construction of two additional Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats for the RAN. The A$157 million...
MILAN 2024 under way
India’s MILAN 2024 Multilateral Naval Exercise is underway. Scheduled from 19-27 February it is being held in and off Visakhapatnam the aegis of Eastern...
RSL welcomes Surface Fleet Review
The Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of February 20 to more than double the Navy’s combat...
Industry seeks clarity and consistency
"Australian industry welcomes the opportunity for greater industry and funding certainty provided by the Government's release of the independent Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet...
Australian industry key to fleet enhancement
The Government’s blueprint for the Royal Australian Navy’s enhanced lethality surface combatant fleet will deliver direct investment to grow a capable, resilient and competitive...
Albion vital to UK standing
A former Commander of the Falklands Task Group and the former Captain of HMS Fearless have urged the Government not to scrap the Albion...
Hunter-class avoids the axe
Australia's troubled Hunter-class frigate program has avoided being axed following a sweeping review of the navy's combat surface fleet, with at least six and...
Fixing an under-gunned Navy
By James Garlick*
The navy is under-gunned for the strategic circumstances Australia faces. For years, commentators have criticised its existing and planned platforms for possessing...