Not just another naval exercise: Malabar’s vital messaging US President Theodore Roosevelt once said, ‘A good navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace’. Those poignant words were uttered in 1902 but they have a distinct relevance to the era in which we find ourselves now. In 2007, the […]
China Coast Guard drives away Philippine vessels intruding into waters of China’s Nansha Islands China ‘fully prepared’ for any possible situations around Ren’ai Reef Manila should have strategic autonomy ‘rather than being used by foreign forces’ As China and the Philippines have been quarrelling over the Philippines’ illegal transportation of construction supplies to China’s Ren’ai […]
Corvettes are not an option for Australia 3 Aug 2023|Rowan Moffitt Several recent articles, including one last week by the US Studies Centre’s Peter Dean, have promoted the need for corvettes for the Royal Australian Navy. They merit a response. Dean writes that the defence strategic review calls for an enhanced lethality surface fleet and […]
SAS Manthatisi on the surface at speed. The woes that the suffering South African Navy continues to have to endure make for depressing reading. So to see one of her capital ships out at sea is always a tonic. Sadly, if said capital ship appears to be doing something strange, or misunderstood, then the tendency […]
“Never did the Empire look so good as when it was seen from the Republic, it was said of Napoleon III’s regime in the early years of the Third Republic. With slight modification, the statement might also stand for the French vision of Indochina and Algeria right after World War II.” Torture was […]
German shipbuilder Luerssen says it can build small capable warships in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy within five years if the government decides to go down the corvette path. Luerssen is well established in Australia as builder of the Navy’s Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). The company is proposing its C90 corvette for Australia, […]
After USS George Washington’s Refuelling Woes The aircraft carrier George Washington’s refuelling ran two years long, due to the pandemic, industrial base challenges and unplanned work in the propulsion plant. WASHINGTON — With the aircraft carrier George Washington back at sea — albeit two years behind schedule — the U.S. Navy is combing through lessons […]
What’s Happening Around the World? 7 Jul 2023 Sea state On 1 July 2023, the Australian Submarine Agency was established to manage the delivery of the Royal Australian Navy’s planned fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines from 2032. Led by Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, the ASA will facilitate the industry partnerships needed for the project and […]
Lieutenant Commander Desmond Woods OAM RAN Retirement Speech at the Commonwealth Club – 7 June 2023 By Ed. In a career in which he served in three Commonwealth navies and the British Army, Desmond committed fullly to a life of service. As a stalwart member of the NOC he has contributed greatly to our Club […]
World War Two’s Great Survivor Dies at 103 By Ashleigh Taylor and Tim Barlass Published in Sydney Morning Herald May 25, 2023 FRANK McGOVERN: October 1, 1919 – May 24, 2023 World War Two veteran Frank McGovern, the last survivor of HMAS Perth, has died in Randwick Rehabilitation Hospital aged 103. He was an Able Seaman sunk […]
