Yet the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) can’t fully crew even its ten frigates and destroyers suited against complex threats, let alone protect 6,000 merchant ships. Which is why Canberra depends in ...

China's ambassador says no apology is needed after live-fire exercises disrupted dozens of commercial flights and that the deployments are "normal".

Aurimas Mockus was taken aboard Royal Australian Navy landing ship HMAS Choules, where he was undergoing a medical assessment, Vice Adm. Justin Jones said in a statement. "Because of highly ...

The frigate and its two sister ships, Brisbane and Sydney, are Australia’s most potent surface combatants. Its main armament is a 48-cell vertical launch system (VLS) capable of firing a mix of ...

Australia's Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mick Noonan, during the signing ceremony Almirante Latorre and Capitan Prat are undergoing a basic refit at Sydney's Garden Island and the Chilean crew are ...

The expected circumnavigation of Australia by three Chinese warships will test the navy’s ability to maintain constant surveillance of the vessels, experts warn, because its two new tanker ships ...