USN CVN Refuelling Rework
After USS George Washington’s Refuelling Woes The aircraft carrier George Washington’s refuelling ran two years long, due to the pandemic, industrial base challenges and unplanned work in the propulsion plant. […]
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A Quick World Round-up
What’s Happening Around the World? 7 Jul 2023 Sea state On 1 July 2023, the Australian Submarine Agency was established to manage the delivery of the Royal Australian Navy’s planned […]
China Breaking Island Chain
China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship spotted breaking island chain from straits south of Japan for first time Photo: China Military A Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla led […]
Type 45 destroyers are Britain’s only defence against Russian-style multiple missile attacks, former CGS warns
Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender firing a Sea Viper missile during a training exercise. Photo: MOD The former head of the UK Armed […]
PLA Navy’s Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyer leads intensive drills in South China Sea amid rising tensions
A flotilla of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy led by a Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyer has carried out a combat-oriented exercise in the South China Sea […]
U.K. Royal Navy ‘Distressed and Concerned’ by Illegal Chinese Salvage of WWII Wrecks
An illegal Chinese salvage operation is raiding two United Kingdom World War II warship wrecks off the coast of Malaysia for scrap steel, aluminium and brass fittings, prompting a statement […]
USS Canberra Will Join the U.S. Fleet in Australia to Honour Namesake
SAN DIEGO – The future USS Canberra (LCS 30) will join the U.S. Navy active fleet on July 22 with the U.S. Navy’s first international commissioning ceremony at the Royal […]
The Last HMAS Perth WWII Survivor Passes
World War Two’s Great Survivor Dies at 103 By Ashleigh Taylor and Tim Barlass Published in Sydney Morning Herald May 25, 2023 FRANK McGOVERN: October 1, 1919 – May 24, 2023 World […]
Hunter Class – Audit Report
Concept art of the forthcoming Hunter-class frigate. (ANAO) Australia’s national audit office has delivered a highly critical report on the decision to choose the Type 26 as Australia’s new warship, […]
NATO Steps Up Response to ‘Clear and Present’ Undersea Infrastructure Risk
NATO’s newly established Critical Undersea Infrastructure Co-ordination Cell is stepping up the alliance’s deterrence and response capability to a ‘clear and present’ risk to such infrastructure, senior NATO officials told […]