New B21s mooted for Australia
America's next-generation B-21 bomber could be sent to Australia to "accelerate" national security under a congressional proposal put to the US secretary of defense,...
Ship-builders look to 3D printing
The aircraft carrier construction team at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding faced a key deadline in March 2022. The team was on the hook to move...
A strategist’s appreciation of AI and robotics in maritime domain
By Commander Matthew Houston RAN*
Introduction
In 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin predicted that ‘whichever country leads the way in artificial intelligence (AI) research will come...
Attack helicopters on the way out
By Bradley Perrett*
France invented the attack helicopter in 1956. Sixty-seven years later, Japan has decided that the idea has had its day, the Australian...
Maiden landing of fighter on board INS Vikrant
On 6 February 2023 a LCA (Navy) and a MiF-29K fighter aircraft landed on and took off from India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant for the first...
French Navy’s round-world exercise
By Dzirhan Mahadzir*
French Navy amphibious warship FS Dixmude (L9015) and frigate FS La Fayette (F710) will depart on Feb. 8 for the Mission Jeanne...
Zero-emission container vessel on the way
Marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy is reinforcing its position as one of the sector’s prime innovators after signing a new deal with Holland Shipyards...
Congress urged to expedite N-subs
A former leading commander of the US navy in the Indo-Pacific has urged Congress to fast-track development of Australia’s nuclear submarines, warning the AUKUS...
Nuclear advantage remains unexplained
Of all the places to drop a bombshell about Australia’s quest for new submarines, could Defence Minister Richard Marles have picked a worse one...
Taiwan Navy on alert after Chinese activity
Taiwan has scrambled fighter jets, put its navy on alert and activated missile systems in response to 34 Chinese military aircraft and nine warships operating...