US Navy goes for manned fighter upgrade
The US Navy has quietly initiated work to develop its first new carrier-based fighter in almost 20 years. The multi-billion-dollar effort is aimed to replace...
Universities’ critical role in defence industry
By Robert Clark and Peter Jennings
The recent AUSMIN cabinet-level meeting between Australia and the US pointed to the growing importance of ‘collaboration on civilian...
RN looking at early use of drones
Last week (Aug 2020), the Royal Navy carrier HMS Princes of Wales hosted the Future Maritime Aviation Force Accelerator Day, bringing together experts from...
Upgrades to Anzac Class sonar nearly complete
Upgrades to the Spherion B sonar processing systems in the Navy’s Anzac Class Frigates under SEA 1408 Phase 2 is almost complete, the Navy...
New antenna for stealth destroyers
The Defense Innovation Unit has selected Ball Aerospace to develop a new prototype antenna for the U.S. Navy’s new stealth destroyers, the company announced...
US Navy to develop drone strategy
The U.S. Navy’s top officer has ordered his staff to develop a comprehensive strategy to field unmanned systems in the air, on the water...
Some weird gems in the Strategic Update
By Victor Abramowicz*
The recent release of the Defence Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan provided an outline of the government’s defence policy and capability...
HMAS Ballarat trials unmanned vehicle
Two of Navy’s newest cutting-edge capabilities have combined, with the Anzac Class Frigate HMAS Ballarat embarking an S-100 Camcopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for flight...
Strategic Update: mines are back
By Richard Dunley*
Mines are back. Mine warfare has long been something of a Cinderella within western navies. However, the announcement in the Strategic Update...
Unexploded bombs pose problem on Guam
Roughly 11,000 bombs and other munitions were dropped on Guam in World War II, but never detonated, the Navy Times reports.
Decades later, the U.S....