Contract for 12 Seahawks for RAN
The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a firm fixed-price contract to produce an additional 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk® helicopters for the Royal Australian...
US ship-building plans
On 7 October the US Congressional Research Service released a report on the US Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans. This comprehensive 96 page...
US, Japan & S Korea in ballistic missile exercise
On 6 October a trilateral ballistic missile defence (BMD) exercise was held in the waters between Korea and Japan. This follows the Democratic People’s...
US & UK conduct surface drone exercise in Arabian Gulf
On 7 October Exercise Phantom Scope, took place in international waters off the Bahraini coast with forces from US 5th Fleet and the Royal...
Don’t decommission key ships: US Marines
The U.S. Navy has spent more than four years repairing one of its amphibious ships, blowing past its budget by at least $99 million....
Multiple paths to nuclear submarines
By Marcus Hellyer*
I’ve often thought that Australia’s submarine transition is a wicked problem, perhaps one of the most wicked in the public policy arena....
Nimitz under way after water issue
The aircraft carrier Nimitz got back underway Sunday after it was sidelined in San Diego in recent weeks due to contaminated water found in...
North Korea fires missile over Japan
North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, forcing Japan to issue evacuation notices and suspend...
$100m drug haul in Gulf of Oman
A U.S. Navy destroyer and a Coast Guard cutter operating in the Gulf of Oman seized close to $100 million worth of hashish and...
Anti-sub system’s successful demo
According to a PR published by MIND Technology on September 28, 2022, the firm announced that it has completed a successful demonstration of its...