Monthly Archives: April 2022

The Battlecruiser New Zealand: A Gift To Empire

The Battlecruiser New Zealand: A Gift To Empire April 25, 2022 The Battlecruiser New Zealand: A Gift to Empire The Battlecruiser New Zealand: A Gift to Empire. By Matthew Wright, Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2021. ISBN 978152678403 2 (Hardback). Matthew Wright’s work on the HMS New Zealand, one of three Indefatigable-class battlecruisers captures the history of this ship. A giftContinue reading “The Battlecruiser New Zealand: A Gift To Empire”

Fiji – Australia to support development of new naval base

Lena ReeceSenior Multimedia Journalistlena@fbc.com.fj | @LenaFBCNews APRIL 25, 2022 12:45 PM    THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT WILL BE ASSISTING IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW NAVAL BASE IN LAMI. The Australian government will be assisting in the construction and development of a new naval base in Lami. Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the new naval baseContinue reading “Fiji – Australia to support development of new naval base”

Sailors aboard Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) prepare to transfer an inert Tomahawk missile training shape to Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761). (Photos on blog)

PERTH, Australia (April 24, 2022)  Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of  security in U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charlotte C. Oliver) 1 Visiting West Australia The U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS-40) tends deployed submarines USS Honolulu (SSN-718) and USS La Jolla (SSN-701) whileContinue reading “Sailors aboard Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) prepare to transfer an inert Tomahawk missile training shape to Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761). (Photos on blog)”

Australia to send howitzers to Ukraine

KEY ENABLERS | 27 APRIL 2022 By: Charbel Kadib Heavy artillery weapons will be supplied to Ukraine as part of Australia’s latest contribution to its defence of sovereign territory.  The Commonwealth government has announced Australia would gift six M777 155mm lightweight towed howitzers and howitzer ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of a $26.7 millionContinue reading “Australia to send howitzers to Ukraine”

USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) operates with the Egyptian navy in the Red Sea.

RED SEA (April 20, 2022) The Egyptian navy frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) and the U.S. Navy amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) operate in the Red Sea in support of the newly established Combined Task Force 153, April 20, 2022. CTF-153 focuses on maritime security and capacity building in the Red Sea, BabContinue reading “USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) operates with the Egyptian navy in the Red Sea.”