HMS Queen Elizabeth is set to deploy to the “cauldron” of the Mediterranean this year in a show of naval strength designed to deter Russian aggression. While her sister ship, HMS Prince of Wales, continues to languish in dry dock in Scotland, Queen Elizabeth will sail to the Mediterranean, leading a carrier strike group for […]
Anduril Australia’s Ghost Shark unmanned sub prototype, one potential contender for next-gen subsea warfare platforms (Anduril Industries) PUBLISHED APR 4, 2023 4:33 PM BY THE STRATEGIST [By Palmer Luckey] Many people rejected the very idea of building a modern defence technology company when I founded Anduril Industries in 2017. They thought the international rivalries and confrontations of […]
Sailors and Royal Marines will wear His Majesty The King’s cypher on their uniforms for the first time at the coronation parade in May. Petty Officers, Chief Petty Officers, Warrant Officers and Officers on parade during the historic event will bear the Tudor Crown, which appears on The King’s cypher, on their caps. Royal Marines […]
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 […]
HMCS Margaret Brooke (AOPV 431) the second Harry DeWolf-class AOPS for the Royal Canadian landscape The Royal Canadian Navy is offering a one-year trial period for Canadians to join with “no strings attached” as it faces a major recruitment challenge and unprecedented personnel shortage. Under the new program launched Friday, Canadian citizens and permanent […]
China is Preparing Merchant Ro-Ro Ferries for Amphibious Warfare China is adding amphibious ramps to ferries The role of civilian roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) ferries in a PLA invasion of Taiwan deserves its growing notoriety. With port access secured or coupled with developing logistics over the shore capabilities, RO-RO ferries could deliver significant volumes of forces across […]
Captain Robert Ray MBE RAN Retd passed away on 25 March 2023. This obituary was compiled by his former FAA colleage, Max Speedy. Bob joined the Navy in 1956 as an Apprentice (Aircraft Artificer) in the very first intake at HMAS NIRIMBA and in 1959 when the Government of the day announced the demise of […]
Outstanding Naval Officer and Internationally Acclaimed Naval Historian and Strategist By Vice Admiral Peter Jones, ANI President On 17 March 2023 Rear Admiral James Goldrick died in Canberra. He was a naval officer of exceptional intellect and influence, who became Australia’s most internationally acclaimed naval historian. James was born in 1958 to Caroline and Peter […]
Australia’s Nuclear Submarines – Costs and Timelines The dust is settling from the momentous AUKUS announcement in San Diego. What can we expect in the coming decade? A follow-on examination of the known facts by Jack Dillich A Virginia class fast attack submarine Introduction The AUKUS trilateral pact made a big splash in the news […]
Eulogy by RADM The Hon. Justice M.J. Slattery RAN on behalf of Chief of Navy 16 March 2023 There is another chapter to Murray’s story, for he was a member of two honourable professions, the profession of law and the profession of arms. Indeed, 10 years before Murray received the first of his three commissions […]
