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 […]
Category: Ships
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) […]
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. […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
General Purpose Frigate decision imminent
The Australian : The Albanese government is poised to select its preferred design for the Navy’s new $10bn general purpose frigates in what will be its most consequential Defence procurement […]
Exercise Talisman Sabre – HMS Prince of Wales
Defence Australia : HMS Prince of Wales docks in Darwin. The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, arrived in Darwin, NT, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. HMS […]
Exercise Talisman Sabre
U.S. Marine F-35s Operate from U.K. Aircraft Carrier in the Pacific: U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters operated from the U.K. Royal Navy (RN) aircraft carrier HMS Prince of […]