Exercise Talisman Sabre
U.S. Marine F-35s Operate from U.K. Aircraft Carrier in the Pacific: U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters operated from the U.K. Royal Navy (RN) aircraft carrier HMS Prince of […]
Author: Doug Stevens
Doug aggregates Australian Navy related news for the Naval Officers Association of Australia.
Japan’s government pushes hard to woo Aussies with advanced frigate
Colin Clarke; Breaking Defense Indo Pacific 3rd July 2025: “We the Japanese government will guarantee that the whole project, and all the contracts will go smoothly so that there will not […]
RAN helicopters achieve a milestone
DEFENCE CONNECT: The Royal Australian Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopter fleet has successfully surpassed 50,000 flight hours over the ten years since they were introduced into RAN service. Sikorsky Australia, a […]
Carrier Strike Group 25 sails towards Australia for the largest-ever Exercise Talisman Sabre
Carrier Strike Group 25 has departed Singapore and is heading south towards Australia as it continues its eight-month deployment. CSG25 will participate in the eleventh edition of the large-scale Australian-led […]
HMAS Arafura commissioned
HMAS Arafura has been welcomed into the Royal Australian Navy fleet at a commissioning ceremony in Western Australia this past weekend. HMAS Arafura is the first Arafura class offshore patrol vessel […]
Civmec acquires Luerssen Australia
Australian engineering company, Civmec, is to acquire shipbuilder Luerssen Australia from Naval Vessels Luerssen (NVL) for A$20 million. The parties are working towards a target completion date of 1 July 2025. […]
Warship camouflage – HMS Spey
HMS Spey - camouflaged with the latest RN colour scheme and the most recent RN ship to conduct a transit of the Taiwan Strait
U.S. Navy Used Up Missiles at “Alarming Rate” to Defeat Iranian Strikes
The end of hostilities between Iran and Israel appears to be good news for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Among other assets in the inventory, the conflict was consuming the U.S. Navy’s […]
Operation Midnight Hammer
Source Task and Purpose Newsletter – Jeff Schogol updated Jun 22, 2025 9:12 AM EDT. Pentagon releases details of ‘Midnight Hammer’ strikes against Iran B-2 bombers were among 125 aircraft […]
American aircraft carriers converging on Iran
The United States is building up its military presence near Iran as tensions with Israel continue to rise, with multiple carrier strike groups and a growing array of supporting assets […]