Navies’ successful anti-narcotics role
In a little over a week, Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), led by Australia with a staff of Australians, Canadians, and New Zealanders,...
Supply crew set for service
The crew of NUSHIP Supply has donned ship’s caps and badges for the first time as they gathered to hear their Commanding Officer’s vision for the ship...
MV Sycamore crew rise to fires task
The civilian crew of the Navy-contracted MV Sycamore have relished an expanded role during Operation BUSHFIRE ASSIST 19-20, Navy Daily Reports.
The ship’s primary function is to support...
India: Navigating straits of capability
By Prakash Gopal
Early in the new year, India’s defence industry witnessed a rare moment of glory when the domestically developed light combat aircraft made its first-ever...
Indian plans 24 new subs, six of them nuclear and Chinese sets warship record.
The Indian Navy plans to build 24 submarines, including six nuclear attack submarines, a parliamentary panel was told. The Navy also told the panel that...
US Navy to put head in the cloud
By Christian H. Heller*
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 30, 2011) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Jeffrey Bennett, left, and Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Joseph...
Defence of Australia or core force?
By Sam Fairall-Lee*
Since the mid-1970s, Australia’s defence strategy has revolved around two key principles. But as our strategic environment changes, those two guiding lights...
HMAS Toowoomba heads for Middle East
The Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac Class frigate HMAS Toowoomba has departed from her home port of Fleet Base West in Rockingham, Western Australia to...
Navy needs a large catamaran
By Clive Williams*
It seems fairly obvious from the response of the RAN to the bushfire evacuations that it needs another option for saving coastal...
China’s hidden maritime ambitions
As 90% of global fisheries reach their maximum sustainable levels, China has made its overseas fishing fleets a critical component of its Belt and...