Author: Peter Watson

ST Engineering to Build Six Combat Vessels for Singapore Navy

ST Engineering Marine has won a contract to build six multi-role combat vessels (MRCVs) to replace the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Victory-class missile corvettes. Alongside the construction, the company will facilitate the integration and procurement of related platform equipment for the vessels. Furthermore, integrated logistics support engineering will be provided to sustain the operational readiness […]

Joint Navy Birthday’s Not to Be Forgotten

It was “all hands on deck” today at HMAS Watson as CN hosted a joint celebration recognising the RAN’s 122nd birthday and RADM Guy Griffith’s 100th birthday. Retired senior officers, serving senior officers, COMAUSFLT and senior staff, members of the many ship’s associations RADM Griffiths was the Patron of, together with family and friends and […]

Affording Australia’s defence

The 2023 defence strategic review, which sets out how Australia can sustain its security and sovereignty, has been handed to the government. In terms of the concept of warning time developed in the 1987 defence white paper, we’ve moved from a force structure designed to deal with ‘escalated low-level conflict’ to one able to engage […]

Bradley’s Head Naval Memorial

The Bradley’s Head Naval Memorial is the site of the HMAS Sydney I memorial mast, which commemorates the “Sydney-Emden” action. This was the first engagement at sea of a Royal Australian Navy ship during the First World War on 9 November 1914 at Keeling Island near Cocos Island. The memorial also honours those who served […]

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