Docking of HMAS Hobart at Osborne South Australia
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Category: Ships
Exercise Penguin
Defence Australia : Exercise Penguin between Australia and Brunei
HMAS Ballarat transits the Taiwan Strait
The Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class frigate HMAS Ballarat recently completed a routine transit through the South China Sea, conducted in accordance with international law. The operation was supported by a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The transit took place on 15–16 September in coordination with the United States Navy’s Arleigh Burke […]
HMAS Brisbane sails through Taiwan Strait
ABC News : China’s People’s Liberation Army says it followed and warned Australian navy ship HMAS Brisbane and a Canadian ship as they sailed the Taiwan Strait. The PLA accused the Australian and Canadian vessels of provocation and “causing trouble” by sailing the waterway. HMAS Brisbane participated in freedom of navigation exercises with Canada, the […]
Navy’s satellite communications (SATCOM) transformation begins
A sweeping project to replace Navy’s satellite communications got underway in August with the upgrade of HMAS Sydney’s SATCOM capability from the current Maritime Advanced SATCOM Terrestrial Infrastructure System (MASTIS) to the King Cobra system. The MASTIS system was the first of its kind when installed across the fleet in the early 2000s. The dual-band terminal could […]
12 hour fire aboard USS New Orleans
A fire that burned for 12 hours aboard the amphibious warship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) off Okinawa, Japan, was declared extinguished early Thursday morning local time, U.S. 7th Fleet announced. The 25,000-ton warship is now anchored near the White Beach Naval Facility on Okinawa, according to a statement from the Japan-based fleet. “The fire began […]
US Navy returns to in-house design of its surface combatants and submarines
Submarine for 2030s Fleet : On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Navy confirmed a decisive shift in its shipbuilding strategy, as reported by USNI, with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) reclaiming primary responsibility for designing its next generation of major warships. The move places the Navy at the forefront of developing the DDG(X) destroyer and […]
Defence selects Japanese Mogami class frigate
Defence has selected the Mogami class frigate tendered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan to be Australia’s SEA3000 General Purpose Frigate. At least three and possibly six will be built in Japan and at least five and possibly eight will be built in Western Australia by Austal (presumably under supervision by Mitsubishi) after they have […]
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 the upgraded Japanese Mogami-class frigate as the preferred platform for the Royal Australian Navy’s future fleet of general purpose frigates. Following a rigorous and competitive […]
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 show how serious Japan are and how this is a whole of defense (industry & government) effort from Japan,” Peter Dean at the US Studies […]