Vale – Rear Admiral Geoffrey Bayliss AM
Rear Admiral Geoffrey James Alexander Bayliss, AM, RAN Rtd RADM Geoffrey Bayliss was born in 1937 in the remote highlands of Burma and attended Brisbane Boys College. Following National Service […]
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RNZN Frigate Update Program Strikes Headwinds
And We Think We Have Problems!!! Canadian national security concerns delay court battle over New Zealand warship upgrades The second of the country’s two naval frigates is due to leave […]
RAN Joint Support Ships
During INDO PACIFIC 2022 several contenders emerged for the Royal Australian Navy’s requirement for new Joint Support Ships (JSS). Under project SEA2200, Australia will domestically build two multipurpose auxiliary vessels, […]
Indian Navy Project 75(I)
Immediate Need to Decomplicate Acquisition of Six Submarines under Project 75(I) Program INS Kalvari – First of the indigernous build Type 75 Indian Navy’s 30-year-old plan to induct 24 submarines […]
Russian Naval Losses in Ukraine
The Russian Navy has a massive numerical advantage over their Ukrainian foe. Yet they have lost 5 vessels, some major and some minor. All are significant. The Russian Navy, on […]
Collins Class Optronics Upgrade
Collins Class fleet to receive tech upgrade The submarines are set to be upgraded with an advanced optronics system under a new multi-million-dollar Commonwealth government investment. Minister for Defence Peter […]
Hunter Class Concerns
In 2009, Australia’s government decided that it would replace eight Anzac-class frigates with nine ships optimised for antisubmarine warfare (ASW). There was no justification in the Royal Australian Navy capstone […]
PLAN First Female CO
For the first time, China’s navy has appointed a female officer as the commanding officer of one of its surface combatants. In time for the PLA Navy’s 73rd anniversary, state […]
Moskva Sinking Analysis
Analysis: Chain of Negligence Caused the Loss of the Cruiser Moskva The shock of the sinking of the Slava-class cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, continues. […]
Moskva Sinking Photos
First pictures of sinking Russian warship Moskva as survivor describes horrors on board Photos thought to have been taken by a passing Turkish ship show Russia’s flagship Moskva before it […]