HMAS Hobart joins Exercise La Perouse
HMAS Hobart has joined Exercise La Perouse 25, a French-led multilateral maritime training activity in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, Australian Defence Magazine...
Blow to Putin’s dirty fleet
By Selwyn Parker*
It’s the near-miss that has shocked Brussels into action. Drifting helplessly in the Baltic Sea with 100,000 tonnes of oil in its...
Aircraft of the Royal Navy Since 1908
Aircraft of the Royal Navy Since 1908. By David Hobbs. Seaforth Publications, Barnsley, Yorkshire, 2024
Reviewed by Tim Coyle
In 1962, a youthful David Hobbs saved...
China taking advantage of S Korean turmoil
As South Korea’s political structure totters in the wake of former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal, China is said to have built a large...
Lack of US laser progress ’embarrassing’
A top US Navy fleet commander says the service should be “embarrassed” by the fact it hasn’t managed yet to scale directed energy weapons...
Is the UK’s Astute class the best in the world
Steve Balestrieri of 19fortyfive.com argues that the UK's Astute class submarine is the best in the world.
The Royal Navy ruled the seas for centuries,...
Global firms eye Australia for AUKUS deals
Global firms are partnering with Australian based entities in a bid to position themselves for lucrative AUKUS submarine contracts, despite law changes needed to...
UK heading for nuclear surface warships
There has been an update on the Royal Navy’s effort to explore nuclear-powered surface ships, building on its earlier Request for Information (RFI) issued...
Key UK N-sub program lagging
The Core Production Capability programme, tasked with delivering safe nuclear reactor cores for the UK’s submarine fleet, remains under pressure as highlighted in the...
Australia’s Virginia acquisition doubts
By Peter Briggs*
Australia’s plan to acquire Virginia-class submarines from the United State is looking increasingly improbable. The US building program is slipping too badly....