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 Tim Barrett; local Indigenous Elder Uncle Sonny Simms and Shoalhaven City Council Mayor Amanda Findley. Commander Fleet Air Arm, Commodore David Frost, said the FAA […]
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. Chinese vessels have now been spotted near the islands, including in the “contiguous zone” outside Japanese waters, for 81 days in a row, The Singapore […]
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. At sea, the Russian Navy is finding itself retreating from a large swathe of the Black Sea. Russian Landing Ship, Pyotr Morgunov, in Novorossiysk with […]
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 Defence The Hon Richard Marles MP announces on behalf of the Australian government the new Australian Defence Force senior leadership appointments at Parliament House in Canberra […]
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 Base San Diego on July 12, 2020. (MC2 Austin Haist/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — The initial response to the July 2020 fire that destroyed the multibillion-dollar […]
