UK should buy more Australian military equipment
The defence industry minister has challenged the UK to purchase more Australian-made military equipment such as Bushmasters given British companies have won billions of dollars...
China leading with 37 of 44 critical technologies: ASPI
China is leaving the United States and other democracies behind in the global race for ascendancy in critical technologies, establishing wider leads in publishing...
US Navy’s hypersonic launcher progresses
Lockheed Martin will have a ship-based hypersonic missile launcher ready for flight tests next year, the company said, as part of the development work...
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...
Australia to spend $1bn on sea mines
Australia will make its first major investment in sea mines since the Vietnam War, spending up to $1 billion on high-tech underwater weapons to...
New British n-sub to have vertical launch system
The future British attack submarine, the SSNR, will feature a vertical launch system (VLS). This is a first for the Royal Navy and will...
Sonar system to protect merchant vessels
A sonar system being installed on new U.S. Navy Constellation-class frigates could also protect merchant ships during a conflict and give them the ability...
The quest to be interchangeable
The U.S. Navy and its closest allies and partners continue their quest to become interchangeable — a step up from previous calls to be...
Hypersonic weapons: report to Congress
A report to members and committees of the US Congress has outlined options for hypersonic weapons.
The report summary follows:
The United States has actively pursued...
Undersea drone program dead in the water
The US Navy’s Snakehead program is looking dead in the water — again. Congressional appropriators in the fiscal 2023 defense spending bill backed the service’s...