New US Navy Secretary
President Donald Trump announced on social media that he was nominating Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to assume the position full-time.
The former Virginia Senate...
Battleship Yamato. Myth and Legend
Battleship Yamato.The Ship, the Myth, the Legend. By Alexander Wooley. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 2026.ISBN 979-8-89241-020-5 (hardcover). ISBN 979-8-89241-022-9 (eBook) ...
Why the US is failing in Iran
By Major General (Dr.) Rambir Singh Mann (Retired), Indian Army
The U.S.-Iran war has provided an operational test of American maritime power. Despite assembling a...
The Navy’s Warriors in the Skies
The Burning Blue: Stories of the Navy’s Warriors in the Skies. By Mike Carlton. Penguin Random House, Australia, 2026 . 420 pages with 53...
Obituary: LCMR John Clarke
Lieutenant-Commander John Clarke, who has died aged 82, was a naval hydrographer and the project manager behind one of the most celebrated marine salvage...
Two new ships commissioned
The Royal Australian Navy has welcomed HMAS Cape Spencer and HMAS Cape Hawke into service, in a commissioning ceremony at HMAS Cairns, Australian Defence Magazine reports.
The 58.1m...
Henderson Defence Precinct site announced
On 24 August the Commonwealth and Western Australian governments announced the site for the new Defence Precinct at Henderson. This precinct will undertake naval...
AUKUS reaches out to industry
Australian businesses have been called upon to step forward and play a direct role in sustaining US-built submarines in Western Australia, with new supply...
First Hunter frigate keel is laid
The Hunter Class Frigate Program has reached a milestone with the laying of the keel of the first Hunter-class frigate, NUSHIP Hunter, Australian Defence...
Why Putin is taking aim at AUKUS
Vladimir Putin has taken fresh aim at AUKUS and warned that the Indo-Pacific is “becoming increasingly prone to conflict” in what marks a significant...