Japan’s new railgun naval weapon
Japan may soon succeed where many countries, including the US, failed. More than a century after the first theoretical models of the railgun were...
PAC-3 missiles for RAN ships?
By Victor Abramowicz*The United States is moving to integrate its land-based PAC-3 surface-to-air missile on to warships. This effort presents an opportunity to enhance...
Getting nuclear missile on Virginia-class subs
The “greatest risk” for the Navy’s planned fiscal 2034 delivery of the nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Nuclear (SLCM-N) is integrating it onboard Virginia-class submarines...
US plan to fast-track weapons systems
The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Program is working to fast track the improvement and development of three critical weapons systems, Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe...
Marines place missile system close to China
The U.S. Marine Corps is deploying its Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) armed with Naval Strike Missiles into the heart of one of...
N Korea ramps up maritime capacity
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating the nuclear weapon capability of the Korean People’s Army Navy as he saw the first...
Australia to buy US torpedoes for $200m
Australia will acquire additional quantities of torpedoes from the United States through a $200 million agreement, Australian Defence Magazine reports.
“The continuous joint development of...
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...