US Ally Expands Patrol Plane Fleet Amid China Tensions
23 October 2025 Newsweek article on the re-formation of No 12 Squadron.
A comprehensive history of No 12 Squadon up to its disbandment on 25 August 1989 is at: https://raafdocumentary.com/12-squadron-history/
New RAAF P-8A Squadron
Number 12 Squadron has been re-established as the RAAF’s second operational P-8A squadron. At the same time, the country’s 13th P-8A Poseidon aircraft has arrived.
U.S. MV-22B Ospreys will stay in Australia
The U.S. Marine Corps continues to refine the role of MV-22B Ospreys in anti-submarine warfare, this time with an eye on the Indo-Pacific.
Royal Navy robotic sub controlled from 10,000 miles away
The recent test under the auspices of the UK/US/Australia Maritime Big Play exercise was carried out in July 2025 as part of the biannual Exercise Talisman Sabre military exercises with 19 nations participating…
South Korean P-3C Orion crash kills all four crew members, investigation under way
New Mauritian PM sends fresh Diego Garcia proposals to UK
Mauritius says it has submitted changes to a proposed deal over the future of the Chagos Islands, with the country’s new PM saying the original agreement did not benefit his country enough.
India boosts submarine fleet as region’s warship traffic picks up
India is now working on a new class of attack submarines (SSN) after the government approved 400 billion rupees (US$4.8 billion) for the construction of an initial two 6,000-ton boats.
The World’s Largest Shipyard Is Helping the U.S. Catch Up to China’s Navy
(6:35 video by Wall Street Journal) China’s fleet of warships is eclipsing the
BBC News: Diego Garcia asylum seekers feel unsafe on remote British island territory
Royal Australian Air Force quietly bids farewell to the ‘Mighty Hunter’
US military releases first official photos of P-8A Poseidon into the water in Hawaii
Maritime Squadrons Association 