Uncrewed vessels: progress and potential
By Keirin Joyce*
Australia is doing well in developing uncrewed naval vessels. Now it needs to redouble efforts to get them into service faster. Application...
HMAS Brisbane fires Tomahawk missile
Australia has become only the third country in the world to acquire and fire a Tomahawk cruise missile. HMAS Brisbane fired a Tomahawk missile...
Missile reloading facilities needed in north
By Raelene Lockhorst*
The Royal Australian Navy needs missile reloading facilities in the north of the country, most obviously at Darwin and Cairns. The southern...
Aussie uncrewed maker’s expansion
Sydney-based Ocius Technologies has ceremonially christened the first of two Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USV) destined for the RNZN along with the 12th Bluebottle...
Big upgrade for Zumwalt weapon systems
The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the...
RN upgrades anti-sub weapons
The Sting Ray lightweight anti-submarine torpedo, the RN’s primary ASW weapon, is being upgraded to Mod 2 standard, Navy Lookout reports.
BAE Systems will undertake...
New sub-launched Exocet developed
European defense contractor MBDA has developed a new submarine-launched missile designed to strike heavily protected naval vessels and stealthy targets. The French-built missile, dubbed...
RAN meeting the drone threat
nformed by recent conflicts in the Red and Black Seas, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is seeking new capabilities for its inventory of Mk45...
Australian guided weapons & explosive ordnance plan
On 30 October the Australian Government has unveiled its blueprint to rapidly deliver missile manufacturing in Australia and accelerate the acquisition of long-range strike...
$7bn RAN missile buy
On 22 October it was announced by the Australian Government it will bolster RAN’s air and missile defence under a $7 billion agreement with...