‘Unaccountable’ Defence withholds data
The Australia Department of Defence has decided to withhold large chunks of basic data for the country’s annual review of its major weapons programs,...
Sun setting on RN’s Mid-East presence
Until recently, the RN maintained a meaningful force of at least 6 ships based in Bahrain. For a variety of reasons, this force may...
New US ice-breaker construction begins
The construction of the first Polar Security Cutter (PSC) heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Coast Guard is now formally proceeding, the War Zone reports....
Russia’s new LNG vessel
In a significant step to expand Russia’s domestic shipbuilding portfolio the Zvezda shipyard has completed work on its first LNG vessel. Ice-capable gas carrier...
Four Evolved-class patrol boats commissioned
Four Evolved Cape-class patrol boats were recently commissioned in a ceremony at their home port of HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin, Northern Territory. These vessels...
$1.8bn ‘wasted’ on cruiser program
The U.S. Navy has wasted $1.84 billion since 2015 on rehabilitating its Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruisers, funds the service would rather have spent on...
UK submarine progress
The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) has detailed progress in its Dreadnought and SSN-A submarine programmes. HMS Dreadnought, the first of the next-generation strategic deterrent...
First Australian submariner to earn US Dolphins
On 12 December the US Navy qualified the first RAN officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine. In a pier-side ceremony, Rear Admiral Chris Cavanaugh,...
HMNZS Te Kaha to deploy to Arabian Sea
In 2025, the New Zealand frigate HMNZS Te Kaha will deploy to the Arabian Sea as part of Combined Task Force 150, the multi-national...
Latest Mogami Class frigate launched
On 19 December 2024 the tenth Mogami class frigate, named Nagara, was launched at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki. A total of...