China’s harassment of the Australian warship HMAS Toowoomba off the coast of Japan, which reportedly caused minor injuries to naval divers attempting to clear a fishing net from the frigate, is the latest in a string of provocations by China’s military against Australian, American, and Canadian...
SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a Chinese warship acted in a dangerous manner during an incident with an Australian navy vessel that injured a military diver, his first…
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The Senegalese Navy acquires an offshore patrol vessel while the Hellenic Coast Guard taps a Finnish manufacturer for new boats. In Australia, a new corvette class is being proposed for local manufacture while a partnership unveils a tactical watercraft for littoral operations. Senegalese Navy takes delivery of second patrol vessel in series The Senegalese Navy […]
The US Navy commissions a new submarine into service as the US Coast Guard and the Royal Australian Navy take delivery of new patrol vessels and a Russian border guard boat completes another series of sea trials. US Navy commissions attack submarine Hyman G. Rickover The US Navy commissioned the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine […]
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A submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) suffered an electrical fire while underway in an incident that occurred last month, Australia’s ABC News reported on Tuesday, September 26. No details have been provided as to when the fire ignited on board the Collins-class diesel-electric submarine...
India and Australia have an interest in addressing subsurface challenges in their shared maritime domain. As they and other countries in the region grow their submarine fleets, there’s a critical need to develop underwater search and rescue capabilities and considerable scope to work together. In...
The Philippine Coast Guard’s highlighting of China’s harassment of its vessels near Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands has undoubtedly boosted sympathy for Manila in its David-versus-Goliath struggle to maintain jurisdiction and sovereignty in the South China Sea. Under daily challenge from Beijing, the Philippines has run an effective name-and-shame campaign against China’s disruption […]
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Showing that you should never judge a book by its cover, your reviewer was not looking forward to reading this one. Its cover picture of an atomic bomb explosion suggests ..
Virginia-class submarine USS Oregon (SSN-793) transits the Thames River during routine operations in Groton, Conn., on Oct. 6. US Navy Photo
A group of Republican lawmakers is calling on the Biden administration to boost submarine industrial base support with a claim the U.S. submarine force could be at risk if Washington goes through with the sale of Virginia-class nuclear attack boats to the Royal Australian Navy, according to the letter obtained by USNI News.
On Wednesday, the group of 22...
U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard and the Royal Australian Navy ceremonial guard line up for a photo op shortly before the commissioning ceremony for the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS-30) in Sydney, Australia July 22, 2023. DoD Photo
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Leaders of the U.S. Navy joined their Australian counterparts on a windy winter day at the ancestral home of the Royal Australian Navy to welcome USS Canberra (LCS-30) to the American fleet.
Moored the RAN naval base HMAS...
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