North Korean destroyer tests Cruise missile
On 10 March, the official North Korean news agency, KCNA reported that the new North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon had test fired a strategic...
RAN Receives 40 Bluebottle USVs
On 12 March the RAN took delivery of 40 new Australian-designed and built Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USV) – one of the world’s largest...
Iran close to missile deal with China
Iran is nearing a deal to purchase supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles from China, as the US weighs a fresh attack on the Islamic Republic,...
Another new Chinese capability
The mainstay of Chinese carrier air wings was seen with a new anti-ship missile potentially capable of striking targets more than 1,000 kilometers away...
US Navy pilots’ drone warfare upgrade
Navy pilots have successfully completed training to wield multiple drones from the cockpits of F-35 Lightning II fighter planes using touchscreen tablets, Defense News...
US Navy’s drone milestone
The U.S. Navy launched a one-way attack drone this week from a littoral combat ship, marking the first time a suicide drone was deployed...
An anti-ship option for Australia
By Rintaro Inoue*
Ground-launched missiles for warding off enemy warships could be the next item on the table for Australia–Japan defence equipment cooperation. The candidate...
Analysis of new naval attack method
By Tom Sharpe*
On Dec 15, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) special forces, operating with the nation’s navy, delivered yet another heavy blow to Russia’s Black...
Hybrid attack a world first
By Clive Williams*
The reported strike on a Russian Kilo-class submarine alongside in a Black Sea naval base is best understood not as a fully...
Australia losing global drone race. Canberra blamed
By Clive Williams*
Uncrewed and autonomous systems are reshaping modern warfare, yet Australia has been slower than many adversaries and smaller states to field drones...