RFNS Timo commissioned
Austal Australia delivered the 22nd Guardian-class patrol boat at a ceremony held at the Henderson shipyard on Friday 22 November 2024. The ship, RFNS...
Indo-Pacific Endeavour completes
On 5 December Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE), Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity, has come to a close with HMA Ships Adelaide and Stuart leaving Singapore...
China’s new uncrewed warship orca
The People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N)’s uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Orca attracted considerable interest at last month’s 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow...
Ex Defence chief to review Submarine Agency
Defence Minister Richard Marles has appointed former senior defence and security bureaucrat Dennis Richardson to conduct an urgent top-to-bottom review of the Australian Submarine...
Submarines: back to the French
By Peter Briggs*
Australia should start planning for acquisition of at least 12 submarines of the French Suffren design. The current AUKUS plan for eight...
Philippines sends cutters to protect fish fleet
The Philippine Coast Guard deployed two patrol vessels to protect Philippine fishermen at Iroquois Reef following reports of harassment from a Chinese Navy helicopter...
US carrier heads to South China Sea
Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) departed the Port Klang Cruise Terminal in Malaysia on Wednesday, according to the Royal Malaysian Navy. The carrier is...
US N-sub bases in Guam
Naval Base Guam received the USS Minnesota (SSN-783) on Tuesday, marking the first forward deployment of a Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine to the strategically...
Sweden asks Chinese ship to stay put
Sweden’s prime minister asked a Chinese bulk carrier, suspected of cutting two undersea fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea, to return to its water...
Aussie 3D printer sold to Austal US
Australian additive manufacturing company SPEED3D has sold one of its advanced WarpSPEE3D metal printers to shipbuilder Austal USA, a leader in advanced manufacturing for...