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)”
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Post-crisis force: A larger, smarter and more lethal Navy (Part 1)
HMAS Stalwart conducts a dual replenishment at sea with HMA Ships Brisbane and Toowoomba during a transit as part of a regional presence deployment. (Source: Defence) As a maritime trading nation straddling two of the world’s major oceans, the Navy is critical to securing and promoting Australia’s national interests and security – in a hyper-competitiveContinue reading “Post-crisis force: A larger, smarter and more lethal Navy (Part 1)”
Royal Navy takes part in first joint exercise with Australia and Japan in Indo-Pacific
Alex Candlin – 4th July 2024 at 11:57am In an exercise first, Japan, the UK and Australia trained together on a joint exercise ahead of a fleet review (Picture: Joint Operations Command) HMS Tamar has joined vessels from the Australian and Japanese navies in an exercise first for the three nations. She has been trainingContinue reading “Royal Navy takes part in first joint exercise with Australia and Japan in Indo-Pacific”
HMAS Choules delivers Bushmaster fleet to Fiji
A Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle bound for the Republic of Fiji Military Forces is loaded onto HMAS Choules in Brisbane, Queensland. Photo: ABIS Lucinda Allanson Fourteen Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles have been delivered to Fiji under a month-long deployment in the South West Pacific. The vehicles and spare parts were ferried by Royal Australian NavyContinue reading “HMAS Choules delivers Bushmaster fleet to Fiji”
Fiji works to recover patrol boat that ran aground after being gifted by Australia
Locals say the stretch of water where the RFNS Puamau ran aground is dangerous. (Supplied)© Provided by ABC News (AU) Amission to salvage a boat that ran aground on its maiden voyage after Australia gifted it to Fiji has begun, with efforts underway to minimise any environmental impacts including a potential oil spill. Fiji’s navy saidContinue reading “Fiji works to recover patrol boat that ran aground after being gifted by Australia”
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