Kiwi Sea Ceptor Missile Firings
Last week (Dec 2023) the frigate HMNZS Te Mana conducted two Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missile firings in the East Australia Exercise Area, which completed...
Philippines envisages more US-PN patrols
On 24 November the Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary, Mr Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the Philippines and the United States would hold...
Navy shines in NCIS: Sydney episodes
Navy people, ships and aircraft added authenticity and action to NCIS: Sydney, the first international edition of the highly successful US television series. The opening...
UK carrier boundaries widened
The world’s most advanced naval jets have departed Britain’s biggest warship having laid the groundwork for expanded carrier operations in the future.
After four weeks...
Exercise Pelican concludes
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) have concluded the 41st edition of Exercise Pelican – a flagship bilateral...
HMS Prince of Wales F-35 flight trials
A third phase of F-35 Lightning II developmental test (DT-3) flight trials aboard the British Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers concluded on 5 November when...
Ford, Ike carriers in Med
As the world waits to see whether the Israel-Hamas war will balloon into a larger regional conflict, two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups conducted...
PLA-N and Air Force drill near Taiwan
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force and Navy drilled with the Shandong Carrier Strike Group near Taiwan on Tuesday, according to the Taiwan Ministry...
Japanese F-35 Pilots join HMS Prince of Wales
A delegation from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) joined HMS Prince of Wales for a fortnight of stealth fighter trials off the USA...
HMNZS Manawanui SW Pacific deployment
The dive and hydrographic vessel HMNZS Manawanui has arrived in Niue, the first stop in Operation Calypso, a seven-week deployment to the south-west Pacific....