Fast-tracking Japan into AUKUS: ‘JAUKUS’ by frigate Australia’s impending $11 billion general purpose frigate decision is about more than which nation’s frigate design is best. It’s also about what each nation and its defence industry can mean for Australian and regional security if a particular frigate is chosen. Photo: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Spanish, German and […]
Australian Navy rehearses loading NSM onto Anzac frigates Kongsberg recently provided training for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on how to load Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) onto its Anzac-class frigates, as the missile begins replacing the Harpoon anti-ship missile in Australia. The loading rehearsal with an inert missile occurred at the Australian Marine Complex in […]
Australia’s First Arafura-class OPV Starts Sea Trials NUSHIP Arafura maneuvering on sea trial. The first Australian Arafura-class OPV, NUSHIP Arafura, has commenced builder trials at builder Osborne in South Australia. The sea trials follow two year delay in commissioning the first of class OPV in a program Australia reduced from twelve to six hulls earlier […]
Constellation-class: the US Navy’s struggle to forge a new generation of frigates After the perceived failure of the Littoral Combat ship programme, the US Navy has shifted its focus back to building traditional frigates. In this piece, we examine the turbulent beginnings of the Constellation-class (FFG-62) project and look at the wider lessons for those […]
India’s ambitious Secret Submarine Base taking shape in the Bay of Bengal An opening to India’s secretive INS Varsha underground submarine base India is constructing a submarine base in the Bay of Bengal that when completed will provide a sanctuary for its sea-based nuclear deterrent against Pakistan and China. INS Varsha will protect India’s submarine […]
Australian Government approves next phase of Collins Class life-of-type extension HMAS Farncomb will be the first of Australia’s six Collins class submarines to undergo sustainment and capability enhancement under a life-of-type extension program being implemented by the Albanese Government. The life-of-type extension program is part of the Government’s commitment to invest $4 to $5 billion […]
Four lessons on sea denial from the Black and Red seas Jun 19, 2024 In the early morning hours of Feb. 1, 2024, six Ukrainian sea drones destroyed the Russian missile ship Ivanovets in the Black Sea. The day prior, 2,000 miles away in the Red Sea, the U.S. Navy destroyer Carney successfully shot down […]
A Rendering of SSN-AUKUS (BAE Systems) HII And Babcock Launch New Company H&B Defence To Accelerate Australia’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Program 18 Jun 2024 Defence giants HII and Babcock have formed a ground-breaking new joint venture and entity – H&B Defence – to accelerate the development of critical sovereign capability for the once-in-a-generation AUKUS conventional armed, nuclear-powered […]
Royal Australian Navy Down Two Replenishment Oilers As Ships Go In For Repairs JUNE 21, 2024 Crew of HMAS Stalwart line the ship’s upper decks during its commissioning ceremony at Fleet Base West, Rockingham The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) two Supply-class fleet replenishment oilers are now out of service, with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and […]
By Tom Lewis It is asserted by many that there was a second warning given to Darwin of the incoming air raid of 19th February 1942. The story says that as 188 aircraft approached the town, having launched from four aircraft carriers, two radioed warning were given from the Tiwi Islands to the north. Both […]
