Update on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Program
On 28 March the US Congressional research Service released a 35 page report titled Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for...
Profound naval lessons from Ukraine
By H I Sutton*
29th October 2022 marked a turning point in naval warfare. Just eight months after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels...
Lack of US laser progress ’embarrassing’
A top US Navy fleet commander says the service should be “embarrassed” by the fact it hasn’t managed yet to scale directed energy weapons...
Missile re-loading hurdle
U.S. Navy destroyers and cruisers needing to leave the ongoing battle against Iran-backed Houthi rebel missile and drone barrages in the Red Sea to...
US forces strike Houthi weapon storage
On 8 January the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced its forces had conducted multiple precision strikes against two Iranian-backed Houthi underground Advanced Conventional Weapon...
Russians boost strike drones
By Kateryna Bondar*
In December 2024 Ukrainian military sources shared with Western media that Russia had started equipping its Shahed-136 strike drones with artificial intelligence....
Ukraine downs Russian chopper in drone first
Ukrainian forces have destroyed a Russian helicopter using a missile fired from a sea drone, the first time such a weapon has been used...
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...