The reason Taipans did not go to Ukraine
The strange tale of Australia’s decision to disassemble and bury the roughly $1 billion fleet of permanently grounded Taipan helicopters has finally been discussed...
US seizes Iran-supplied missile parts
US Central Command revealed 16 January 2024 that for the first time since Yemen-based Houthi began attacks on ships in the Red Sea in...
Success for high-powered UK laser
During a trial at the MOD’s Hebrides Range, the DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of a laser...
Two RN vessels collide in Bahrain
An investigation is under way after two UK warships collided at a port in Bahrain, the Royal Navy says, the BBC reports.
Video widely shared...
Australia signs big missile contract
Australia will begin manufacture of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles next year with the ambition to eventually ramp up production to...
RN has no supply ships
For the first time ever in the modern era, the Royal Navy has no active supply ships and currently depends entirely on allies for...
Tomahawk deal approved
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved the potential Foreign Military Sale of ‘General Tomahawk Weapons System Support Services Uplift and related...
RAN officers complete next nuclear step
The first cadre of Royal Australian Navy officers to go through the U.S. Navy’s nuclear power pipeline hit another milestone last week when they...
Snap review of US naval shipbuilding
On 11 January it was announced that the Secretary of the US Navy, Carlos Del Toro, has directed newly-confirmed Assistant Secretary of the Navy...
Successful test for new US Navy radar
The U.S. Navy’s newest shipboard radar has spotted targets older radars cannot during two recent tests, according to the Program Executive Officer for Integrated...