Sea state The commander of the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Brett Crozier, has been relieved of his post. Crozier wrote a letter to naval command asking for stronger measures to counter the outbreak …
Sea state The US Navy has sent a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to test a Royal Australian Navy task group’s air defences. The deployment and exercise were part of the RAN’s fleet certification period. …
Sea state Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force has commissioned its first Soryu-class diesel–electric submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries. The lithium-ion batteries store significantly more energy than the lead-acid batteries used in earlier subs. The 4,100-tonne JS …
Sea state The US Navy says one of its P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was hit by a laser fired from a Chinese destroyer in international waters about 610 kilometres west of Guam. The US …
Sea state The Defence Department and Naval Group have released a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to the Royal Australian Navy’s future submarine program. The statement lists ‘sovereign control’ and ‘maximising Australian industry involvement’ as …