Paper Taipan ends in tears
The decision to permanently ground the Australian Defence Force’s fleet of MRH-90 Taipan helicopters was the final chapter in the saga that was Project...
Russia launches new frigate
The frigate Admiral Golovko has been handed over to the Russian Navy. It is the most modern surface ship in the Russian Navy, has...
Ukraine, Mid-East draining US munitions
In early 2023, the U.S. transferred 300,000 155mm artillery shells from its War Reserve Material stockpile in Israel to Ukraine. At the time, it...
US-Philippine ties add to SCS tensions
Chinese fighter jets fired missiles in the South China Sea during exercises which coincided with joint-U.S.-Philippines military drills as a map shows the contested...
Border Force catches fishers, destroys boats
Thirty suspected Indonesian fishers have been placed in immigration detention following a targeted crackdown on illegal foreign fishing vessels in waters off Western Australia's...
Argentina’s weakened military position
As Argentina’s new president embarks on an ambitious plan to shore up the South American nation’s economy, analysts say the country’s defense budget is...
Korea’s big submarine build-up
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy), or South Korea, continues to increase its submarine capabilities – a significant shift after years of having...
Increasing US naval demands
In 2017, the US Navy was forced to reckon with the demands put on its surface ship crews following the tragic and fatal collisions...
Japanese helicopter sea trials
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has begun sea trials of its helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH 184) after undergoing major modifications of the...
45 Army Taipan helicopters scrapped
Technicians are currently – and in secret – disassembling all 45 Army Taipan Multi Role Helicopters and will bury the components on a Defence...