What are the most important parts of an aircraft carrier? by Winai Porntipworawech via LinkedIn. An aircraft carrier is a large naval vessel designed for the launch, recovery, and support of aircraft operations at sea. These complex and sophisticated ships are composed of various critical parts and systems that work together to ensure operational effectiveness. […]
The Royal Australian Navy will commission HMAS Arafura at the Fremantle Passenger Terminal on Saturday, 28 June 2025. Navy is offering an Expression of Interest opportunity for those with an association to the ship, or an interest in attending. Expression of Interests close Friday, 13 June 2025. Please use the form at the following link to register […]
Naval News 27 May 2025 : Saab Australia and German company TKMS have signed a MOU to support the German pitch for Australia’s SEA 3000 patrol frigate program. The SEA 3000 program is a mult-ibillion enterprise pitting Germany’s TKMS MEKO 200 against Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ evolved Mogami guided missile frigate to deliver the Royal […]
Maritime News : Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has held a delivery ceremony for the newest Mogami-class frigate built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). [The Mogami class frigate is one of two shortlisted ship types for potential acquisition under the Defence patrol frigate program, where at least three of the selected class […]
Last week, the Royal Australian Navy commissioned two new Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats into the fleet, His Majesty’s Australian Ships (HMAS) Schanck and Solander. The two ships were commissioned at a ceremony at their homeport of HMAS Coonawarra in the NT. HMAS Schanck and Solander will work alongside the six Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats currently […]
New command on course for HMAS Canberra – 5 May 2025 : For more than 20,700 nautical miles, one of the largest ships ever constructed for the Royal Australian Navy has been under the command of Captain Brendan O’Hara. Captain O’Hara spent his adult life serving Australia – the last two years spent commanding HMAS Canberra, […]
Damen LST100 design selected for Army’s heavy landing craft requirement : 22 November 2024 | Andrew McLaughlin Just in case NOA members missed the news back in November 2024, the Damen LST will displace nearly eight times that of the Balikpapan class LCHs it will replace. The Commonwealth has announced that a design by shipbuilder […]
DEFENCE CONNECT: Rheinmetall Defence Australia has kicked off local assembly of the first Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) shipsets, destined for installation on Royal Australian Navy vessels. This off-board countermeasure system is engineered to defeat incoming missile and asymmetric threats by generating decoy targets, thereby misdirecting hostile projectiles away from high-value assets. [by Ed. this is the […]
Task & Purpose magazine : The U.S. Navy has used more missiles for air defense since combat operations in the Red Sea began in October 2023 than the service used in all the years since Operation Desert Storm in the 1990s, said retired Navy Cmdr. Bryan Clark, of the Hudson Institute. Over that 15-month-period, which […]
