Exercise Kakadu commences
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Category: Ships
Japanese defence minister expected to finalise Mogami deal by end of March
DEFENCE CONNECT : Stephen Kuper 9th March 2026 Japan’s new defence minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, is expected to visit Australia later this month to formally sign off on the multibillion-dollar contract […]
Training for drone attacks at sea
Navy Leaders : Royal Navy Destroyer Spends Three Days At Sea Fighting Off Drones : 3rd March 2026 Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan fought off successive drone attacks for […]
Royal Australian Navy fleet review – 21 March 2026
The Royal Australian Navy will conduct its Exercise Kakadu Fleet Review on Sydney Harbour on 21 March. The Fleet Review will see the largest gathering of warships on Sydney […]
IRIS Dena sunk by unnamed US submarine
US Department of War : An unnamed U.S. Navy submarine has sunk the Iranian warship IRIS Dena with a torpedo in international waters off the southern coast of Sri Lanka […]
Destroyer Capability Enhancement program – Hobart class destroyers
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USN to retain its remaining Littoral Combat Ships (LCS)
USNI News : US Navy Won’t Decommission More Littoral Combat Ships, Officials Say. ARLINGTON, Va. — The surface force will net a total of seven Littoral Combat Ships after the […]
Launch of the 12th and final Mogami-class stealth frigate
The Japan Maritime Self‑Defense Force has launched the twelfth and final Mogami-class stealth frigate, marking the culmination of one of its most advanced surface combatant programs. This new class of […]
Trump class battleships
AUKUS Forum – President Trump today unveiled plans for a new class of U.S. Navy “Trump-class” battleships — large surface combatants intended to expand American naval power under a broader […]
Australia’s Armidale class patrol boats complete their proud service
Defence Australia : Armidale-class sail into history. The Royal Australian Navy has formally farewelled its Armidale-class Patrol Boats, HMA Ships: Albany Bathurst Childers The HMA Ships arrived into port for […]