Collins Class Comeback
Australia’s Collins-Class Comeback: Life Extension Buys a Decade vs China Australia is concerned that the world is becoming more and more militarily dangerous. China continues to flex its muscles and […]
Author: Rick BAYLEY
Rick aggregates Australian Navy and international maritime related news for the Naval Officers Association of Australia
New General Purpose Frigate Decision
Mogami-class frigate selected for the Navy’s new general purpose frigates The Albanese Government is accelerating the delivery of a larger and more lethal surface combatant fleet with the selection of […]
Mogami IP
Japan’s Mogami offer, including IP rights, could be model for Tokyo’s future exports By Colin Clark on July 14, 2025 Sharing MHI’s IP with Australia and other measures “goes to […]
Partnering with Britain
Australian discomfort about partnering with Britain is misplaced While there is no substitute for the US alliance, the visit by Britain’s foreign and defence secretaries, David Lammy and John […]
UK RFA Service in a Pickle
RFA Stirling Castle of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary has now become HMS Stirling Castle of the Royal Navy Earlier this week RFA Stirling Castle, which belonged to the Royal Fleet […]
Trilateral Naval Logistics Agreement
US, Australia and Japan sign trilateral naval logistics agreement “This arrangement strengthens those commitments and allows us to more easily share information, technologies and processes for greater logistics resiliency,” said […]
INS Tamal Commissions in Russia
Indian Navy’s last foreign-built warship joins the fleet Laid down in 2012, INS Tamal, commissioned on July 1, 2025, at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, marks a historic milestone […]
USN, RAN and JMSDF Logistics Agreement
US, Australia and Japan Sign Trilateral Naval Logistics Agreement The agreement is a first under the existing strategic dialogue framework. The trilateral naval logistics agreement was signed aboard the America-class […]
SSN(X)
Delays in Navy’s Next-gen Submarine Threaten US Seapower The Navy hopes its Next-Generation Attack Submarine, currently known as the SSN(X), will be a successful combination of stealth, operational life and […]
HMNZS Manawanui Sinking
HMNZS Manawanui Sinking: Hard Grounding, Fire, and a Broken Royal New Zealand Navy October 6, 2024 In a dramatic turn of events, HMNZS Manawanui, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s newly upgraded […]