German frigate uses lasers to down drones
The German frigate Sachsen has successfully engaged drones at short and very short range with a laser weapon system developed by Rheinmetall and MBDA...
600 RAM missiles for German fleet approved
The budget committee of the Bundestag (the German parliament) has approved the procurement of 600 RAM Block 2B missiles for the German Navy fleet,...
US Navy large unmanned surface & undersea vehicles report
On 18 October the US Congressional Research Service released the report Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress. The US Navy...
US unmanned scale-up in Mid-East
The U.S. Navy and its partners in the Middle East are scaling up the number and the complexity of unmanned boats and artificial intelligence...
Multinational mine-warfare exercise in Korea
In October the Republic of Korea hosted the week-long Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MN- MIWEX). The participants nations besides the hosts were Australia, Belgium, Canada,...
Chinese operations in Gulf of Aden
On 25 October the PLA-N’s 42nd rotation of a Task Group in the Gulf of Aden commenced operations. The Task Group, from the Northern...
Taskforce confident on subs endeavour
By Brendan Nicholson*
After a year of intense research, the head of the 350-strong nuclear-powered submarine taskforce is confident the Royal Australian Navy will be...
Very thin cable to do the ASW trick
On its stand at Euronaval, Thales was displaying a suite of solutions to detect with, connect to and effect against unmanned systems. On the...
Australian media found wanting on subs deal
Why did no Australian media outlet tell us the easily discovered truth about the compromising of the integrity of the Australian submarine decision process...
Hobart class $150m upgrade contracted
The Australian Government has signed a six-year contract with BAE Systems Australia to take on a new, innovative sustainment role designed to optimise the...