RN’s missile defence boost
The U.K. government awarded pan-European missile maker MBDA three contracts worth a total £405 million ($515 million) to bolster the Royal Navy’s defenses against...
US Navy plea: where are the lasers
The head of U.S. Naval Surface Forces and other brass have praised the work of Navy destroyers operating in the Red Sea, where they...
RN Sea Viper missile upgrade
On 22 January it was announced that the Royal Navy’s now-combat-proven first line of defence against air attack – Sea Viper – is to...
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...
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...
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...
BAE wins Anzac class gun contract
BAE Systems was awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Australia to upgrade existing Mk 45 Mod 2 naval gun systems on Anzac class...
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...
Drone umbrellas for all US Navy ships
With the use of drones becoming more prevalent, the US Navy has found a way to ensure all of its surface ships can repel...