Defense

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has initiated a comprehensive Court of Inquiry (COI) to investigate the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, a dive and

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a

by Colin Flint (Utah State University) The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has played out largely on land and in the air. It is a bitterly

By Greg Torode – HONG KONG (Reuters) – From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km (620 miles) to a launch site, to the use of remote

The Scarborough Shoal, a long-disputed maritime flashpoint in the South China Sea – where over 190 Chinese vessels, including 28 cutters and PLAN

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) As another intense storm barrels down upon us—this time Milton, a hurricane of record-breaking intensity heading directly

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is conducting an extensive environmental assessment after its specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, HMNZS Manawanui, ran

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) –  China and Russia continue to step up their patrol activity in the Arctic. A week after the U.S. Coast Guard reported sighting

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In a dramatic turn of events, HMNZS Manawanui, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s newly upgraded hydrographic salvage and

By Tony Capaccio Oct 3, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The Pentagon will spend about $1.2 billion to maintain ships deployed as part of operations in the Red Sea

All 75 crew and passengers of the Royal New Zealand Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui were safely evacuated after the vessel ran aground off the southern coast of

The Royal Navy and its AUKUS partners successfully controlled uncrewed vessels in Australia from a command center in Portugal, spanning a distance of over

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the names of two new charting and mapping vessels set to join its fleet. The ships,

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Two and a half months after suffering from an engine room fire, the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy is back in action. The

China’s Coast Guard, which gained international attention last month during a 60 Minutes feature showcasing its harassment of Philippine ships, has made

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) celebrated its 75th anniversary on Tuesday, marking three-quarters of a century as the premier maritime

By James Mackenzie and Maya Gebeily JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for

American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC) has announced the addition of M/V ARC Endeavor to its U.S.-flag fleet. The vessel was reflagged to American

by John Konrad (gCaptain) At a defense expo in the Philippines, South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean unveiled its Ocean 4300 frigate, signaling more than just a new

(Reuters) – Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday it was on alert after detecting “multiple waves” of missile firing deep in inland