Royal Australian Navy – HMAS Kanimbla, an amphibious ship, has departed for service in the Persian Gulf. The frigate HMAS Anzac remains in the Gulf.

• BBC: Australian ship heads for Gulf
  

Romanian Navy – More on the sale of Type 22 frigates from the Royal Navy to Romania.

• Daily Telegraph: MoD accused of hypocrisy over warship sale to Romania

Background – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

• Daily Telegraph: US rushes to develop unmanned strike plane
• Jane’s: Coming soon: attack of the killer UAVs
  

• US Naval Institute Proceedings: UAVs Hold Promise for No-Fly Zone Enforcement