A company that services US warships when they visit Australian ports has been accused of providing prostitutes to an American naval commander in return for secret intelligence on US naval movements to extort money from the US Seventh Fleet. The Royal Australian Navy is investigating whether the alleged bribery and prostitution scam has had an … Continue reading Sex-for-secrets spy scandal prompts Australian navy inquiry
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Australian politicians to have final say on towing asylum boats back to Indonesia
Political leaders in Canberra could have the final say on individual tow-backs of people-smuggling boats to Indonesian waters under the Coalition's refugee strategy, Scott Morrison says. Interviewed on Sky News's Australian Agenda this morning, the Opposition's immigration spokesman also confirmed the Australian Navy would be expected to siphon petrol from smuggler's vessels before abandoning them … Continue reading Australian politicians to have final say on towing asylum boats back to Indonesia
Australia’s new submarines to patrol Melanesia, Indonesia and South China Sea
The navy's 12 planned new submarines will need the range to patrol the massive archipelago that stretches out from Australia's Top End through Melanesia, Indonesia and the South China Sea. In peace time they will gather intelligence, but in any future war their main role will be to destroy enemy submarines and surface warships to … Continue reading Australia’s new submarines to patrol Melanesia, Indonesia and South China Sea
Japanese technology could improve Australia’s Collins-class submarines
The navy has set its sights on sophisticated new Japanese technology to extensively rebuild its troubled Collins-class submarines and extend their operational lives by 10 years or more. That could postpone the spending of an estimated $40 billion to build the 12 new submarines the Gillard government has promised to replace the Collins-class boats. Japan … Continue reading Japanese technology could improve Australia’s Collins-class submarines
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