USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and the USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) conduct a RAS in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 11, 2023. US Navy Photo Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has moved to extend the deployment of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and will move Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary closer to the Eastern […]
Time for Australia to Commit to South China Sea Patrols HMAS Toowoomba (pictured) and HMAS Hobart will spend three months in South-East and North-East Asia on a “regional presence deployment” PUBLISHED OCT 13, 2023 By Jennifer Parker Enrique Manalo, Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary, made his feelings clear. “During our discussions,” he declared on Tuesday, standing […]
The lost ships and men of the Navy By Tom Lewis An oft-repeated suggestion concerning Australia’s military history is that there is only one remaining warship not yet located of those sunk in World War II. But how true is that? Of course, most people assume that a lost vessel was lost in combat, with […]
Former submariner John Taubman presnts the illuminating facts about AUKUS. While the presentation is almost 60 minutes long, it’s worth the time spent if you want to be better informed about Australia’s largest ever Defence project. Click on this link to access the presentation.
China has invested heavily to improve the capability of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). However, its amphibious warfare fleet remains insufficient for any major amphibious operation – such as an invasion of Taiwan – and so it would be forced to rely on commercial shipping. Chinese main battle tanks are seen being loaded aboard […]
Article in official PLA Daily newspaper highlights role of one of the country’s older frigates in collecting sonar data from foreign vessels. One commander says that collecting such information is now a ‘key task’ during regular training operations. The Chinese frigate Yancheng has been helping to collect data. Photo: China News Service The People’s Liberation […]
Camcopter S-100. Photo: Schiebel The Australian government has scrapped a major maritime drone deal with Schiebel the previous government approved. Schiebel representative Neil Hunter told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the negotiations to supply S-100 Camcopter to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are finished. “After the Defence Strategic Review, the decision was made to re-evaluate […]
Storm Shadow missile. Photo: MBDA The Ukrainian military has claimed a successful airstrike on a command complex for the Russian Black Sea Fleet at a site on the outskirts of Sevastopol. Video imagery from the scene confirms a strike on a bluff above the town of Verkhnosadove, about 12 miles northeast of […]
The inside story of how the Navy spent billions on the ‘Little Crappy Ship’ Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead, they broke down across the globe. Now the service is getting rid of them. BY JOAQUIN SAPIEN REPORTER, PROPUBLICA In July 2016, warships from more than two dozen […]
Two years on, is the AUKUS agreement at the brink of failure? In a new op-ed, Bill Greenwalt of AEI warns that the Biden administration has not publicly provided workable legislative proposals that would take aim at the ITAR challenges for AUKUS. September 14, 2023 at 11:01 AM With the AUKUS agreement coming up on […]
