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HMAS Leeuwin Survey Supports PNG Maritime Safety

HMAS Leeuwin (A 245) Navy hydrographic survey ship y will conduct survey operations in partnership with Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF) during a five-week regional survey mission. Australia’s Chief of Joint Operations Vice Admiral Justin Jones AO, CSC, RAN said the deployment reflects the enduring partnership between Australia and PNG. “Australia and PNG have workedContinue reading “HMAS Leeuwin Survey Supports PNG Maritime Safety”

HMAS Anzac (D59), a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Nav

This vessel is the HMAS Anzac (D59), a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy, notable for being the first major warship built in Australia after World War II.It served from 1951 to 1974, playing roles in the Korean War and later acting as a training ship.The ship was constructed at the Williamstown Naval DockyardContinue reading “HMAS Anzac (D59), a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Nav”

Royal Australian Navy HMAS Supply and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kumano. 

Royal Australian Navy Fires NSM for the First Time (video) – To be installed on Hobart and Anzac Class ships

HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Naval Strike Missile during a SINKEX off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii as a part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. This is aligned to Government Direction announced in the 2022 Defence Strategic Review and in the 2024 National Defence Strategy. The Royal Australian Navy hasContinue reading “Royal Australian Navy Fires NSM for the First Time (video) – To be installed on Hobart and Anzac Class ships”

Post-crisis force: A larger, smarter and more lethal Navy (Part 2)

Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct amphibious operations in Zodiac inflatable boats as a CH-47F Chinook helicopter takes-off from HMAS Canberra off the coast of Tonga in 2022. (Source: Defence) More than at any point in history, contemporary navies provide nations with a strategic game-changing capability. In a post-crisis era, Australia’sContinue reading “Post-crisis force: A larger, smarter and more lethal Navy (Part 2)”