A US navy destroyer escort has become the deepest shipwreck to be discovered, according to explorers. The USS Samuel B Roberts, known as the 'Sammy B', was identified on Wednesday broken into two pieces on a slope at a depth of 6,985m (22,916ft), or about four miles. It engaged a Japanese fleet in the largest sea battle of the second world war in the Philippines. | Guardian Australia

We hear a lot about Navy and 'lethality' these days - but what does 'lethality' actually mean? Our Destroyer HMAS Hobart has just served up a dose of 'lethality', during weapons testing off the United States. | Royal Australian Navy

🇦🇺🤝🇯🇵 The first active Australian combat unit to serve in Japan is the Royal Australian Navy's Hobart-class guided missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane, which has arrived in Yokosuka port for maintenance by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The maintenance will also allow the Japanese side to become acquainted with the operation of the ship fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, which were successfully launched for the first time in 2024 by HMAS Brisbane, making Australia the third nation af