Taiwan boosts defensive weapons
The navy has installed 13 Phalanx Block 1B close-in weapons systems on its warships, increasing their defensive firepower, a defense official said, the Taipei...
$850m for Australia to make strike missiles
Australia will contribute $850 million in partnership with Kongsberg Defence Australia to manufacture and service missiles at Williamtown near Newcastle. The project involves the...
AUKUS partners trial AI enemy ID
Australia, the UK and the US, the three AUKUS partners, successfully trialled artificial intelligence (AI) enabled uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) and other autonomous capabilities...
Update on US Navy Ballistic Missile Defence
On 6 August the US Congressional research Service released a 37 page report Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for...
HMAS Sydney first RAN ship to fire SM6 missile.
The Royal Australian Navy has fired a Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) during a military exercise near Hawaii, in a move the federal government said...
HMAS Sydney’s naval strike missile fired
Royal Australian Navy Hobart Class destroyer, HMAS Sydney, has conducted a successful firing of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) in a major milestone for...
US seeking new naval strike weapon
The US Navy is seeking early industry input on a new medium-range maritime strike weapon system that can be fired across warfare domains and...
Update on US Navy’s laser program
On 1 July the US Congressional Research Service published a 40 page report titled Navy Shipboard Lasers: Background and Issues for Congress. In its...
Update on the US Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defence Program
The US Congressional Research Service has published a 37–page report on the state of the US Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Program. This...
US catching up on high-energy lasers
Despite over a decade of research and investment in high-energy lasers (HELs) and high-power microwaves (HPMs), the U.S. Navy has yet to deploy these...