More US forces to rotate through Australia
U.S. and Australian officials laid the groundwork to host more U.S. forces in Australia, officials from both countries said (31 July 2023), US Naval...
US marines in Talisman Sabre exercise
Dozens of U.S. Marines piled in and out of aircraft on this remote, privately owned airfield Friday as part of ongoing training to hone...
Total made-in-America for US Navy ships
Senators unanimously agreed to legislation mandating that 100% of components for all Navy ships be manufactured in the U.S. by 2033, Defense News reports.
The...
Chinese flotilla off China
Japan’s Joint Staff Office (JSO) of the Ministry of Defense has announced that a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) flotilla led by a...
France and India step up defence ties
France will supply another 26 Dassault Rafale fighter jets to India and is in discussions around a contract that would see Naval Group build...
Assessing Chinese carriers’ effectiveness
With the fast approach of the Davidson Window, which sets the date for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan as soon as 2027, much attention...
US House advances AUKUS steps
The House on Wednesday advanced a series of authorizations needed to implement the trilateral AUKUS agreement, meant to enable the U.S. and U.K. to...
WWI submarine found off Shetland
A German U-boat sunk in the First World War has been discovered off the coast of Shetland, the Shetland Times reports.
The submarine UC-55 was...
UK destroyer to have laser weapons
The UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement recently outlined the capabilities of the Royal Navy’s future destroyer, including directed energy weapons, the Defense...
NZ ship in Australia for missile exercise
HMNZS Te Mana (F111) arrived off the Australian coast on July 24th ahead of exercises that will include the first firing of the ship’s...