Royal Navy ship trains with Australian patrol vessels
Photo: Royal Navy HMS Spey, a River class offshore patrol vessel, has departed to Australia, taking on supplies and fuel for the next leg of her Pacific patrol. The Royal […]
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HMS Lancaster sails for three years forward-deployed in the Gulf
HMS Lancaster sails for three years forward-deployed in the Gulf HMS Lancaster has left Portsmouth Naval Base for a three-year deployment to the Gulf. Photo: HMS Lancaster/Twitter HMS Lancaster sailed […]
Fleet Air Arm 75th Anniversary
The Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) hosted a black-tie reception at the FAA Museum in Nowra, NAW, to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Guests included former Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral […]
Another China Challenge
Chinese Intrusions in Senkaku Island aim to Provoke Japan Though the Senkaku islands are being administered by Japan, China has been flexing its muscles claiming that it is Beijing’s territory. […]
Ukraine Naval Update
Ukraine Is Turning the Tide against Russian Navy in Black Sea Russia’s navy is, by any measure, more powerful than Ukraine’s. But the war is not going all their way. […]
New Defence Chiefs
Rear Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN, Major General Simon Stuart AO, DSC, and Air Vice-Marshal Robert Chipman AM, CSC, at Parliament House in Canberra. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for […]
2020 USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Aftermath
New details emerge about the 2020 Bonhomme Richard fire, ahead of censure of three-star Tuesday, Jul 5 Firefighters battle the raging inferno onboard the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard at Naval […]
Lithuania Risks Russian Wrath
Why is Lithuania risking Russia’s wrath over Kaliningrad? Lithuania imposed a ground transit ban of EU sanctioned Russian goods through its territory on Saturday, cutting off the Russian exclave of […]
US Navy Budget Iterations & the LCS Fleet
House Armed Services Committee Adopts Amendment for $37B Boost to Defense Topline, Restores 5 Littoral Combat Ships USS Sioux City (LCS 11) transits the Tyrrhenian Sea with USS Harry […]
Straits of Taiwan
China insists it has sovereign rights over Taiwan Strait Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin rejects a US claim that the area in question is international waters. China regards Taiwan as […]