Sea state The US Navy is conducting exercises in the Sea of Japan with three aircraft carrier groups. The US Ships Theodore Roosevelt, Nimitz and Ronald Reagan are participating in the drills, which began on …
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Sea state The Australian government has brought forward the decision on upgrading the RAN’s anti-ship missile defences due to regional volatility. The RAN will upgrade the Nulka active missile decoy system on the Anzac-class frigates …
Sea state The US Navy has three carrier groups in Asia for the first time in a decade. The deployment comes as President Donald Trump prepares for his first visit to Asia. The chairman of …
Sea state China’s navy has added a new rescue unit to its South Sea fleet. The move increases the battle-readiness and capability of the fleet, which is ‘carrying out more missions’ in the disputed South …
Sea state The US Navy is reshuffling its ballistic-missile defence (BMD) ships to cover for the USS McCain and USS Fitzgerald, which were damaged in collisions earlier this year. Repairs on the two ships are …
Sea state This week, the US Navy commissioned its newest nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Washington. The Virginia-class ship is nicknamed ‘Blackfish’ after the local Native American name for the killer whale. At the commissioning ceremony, …
Sea state HMAS Adelaide has docked in Malaysia, where it will remain until 5 October, as part of the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2017 Joint Task Group. The Adelaide left Jakarta on 26 September and headed to …
Sea state The Chinese and Russian navies are conducing joint exercises in the waters off Vladivostok. The exercises include, among other things, simulations of detaining intruding vessels and rescuing ships in distress. Vladivostok locals were …
Sea state The US Navy has contracted Raytheon to modify the Tomahawk missile so that it can be used for long-range strikes against moving naval targets. The US still uses the 1970s Harpoon anti-ship missile, …
Sea state British shipbuilder BAE systems announced that, if it’s successful in its Sea 5000 bid, it will provide work for more than 1,000 apprentices and graduates in South Australia. The Early Careers Program is …
Sea state The Pentagon will soon begin executing scheduled freedom-of-navigation operations in the South China Sea. It’s a shift in policy from that of the previous administration, under which FONOPs were conducted on an ad …
Sea state The relative lull in the South China Sea disputes has been broken. A small flotilla of Chinese ships is reportedly blocking access to Sandy Cay, a small group of sand bars near Philippine-occupied …