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...
Bell from historic shipwreck recovered
Defence Equipment & Support’s Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) team has recovered an iconic symbol of one of the most notable US Navy shipwrecks,...
Is the Royal Navy in crisis?
A series of media reports in the first week of this year have brought the Navy’s personnel, funding and support problems into sharp focus....
Update: Virginia-class and AUKUS plan
On 13 February the US Congressional Research Service provided its latest update to Congress on Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine Proposal. The introduction...
US CNO keynote address to West 2024 Conference
On 13 February the US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti delivered the keynote address and answers audience questions at WEST 2024 in...
US Navy seizes Houthi-bound weapons
On15 February the US Navy reported that the US Coast Guard cutter Clarence Sutphin Jr which is forward deployed to the US Central Command...
ADV Reliant delivers water to Micronesia
Australian Defence Vessel Reliant delivered 116,000 litres of fresh water to Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. Usually one of the wettest places...
16th RAN-Malaysian talks
The 16th Navy to Navy Talks (N2NT) between the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) were held in Canberra, from 12...
Patriotism not profits, Navy Secretary pleads
U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro has a message for government contractors: Ask not what you can do for your shareholders, ask what you...