AI and quantum in submarine hunts
You’ve seen it in too many movies. Passive-sonar operators wearing headphones strain to hear faint traces of an enemy submarine, Breaking Defense reports. The...
Regional defence deployments resume
The Australian Defence Force has deployed a Royal Australian Navy warship to conduct the first regional presence deployment for 2024. The Anzac class frigate...
RN’s missile defence boost
The U.K. government awarded pan-European missile maker MBDA three contracts worth a total £405 million ($515 million) to bolster the Royal Navy’s defenses against...
US Navy plea: where are the lasers
The head of U.S. Naval Surface Forces and other brass have praised the work of Navy destroyers operating in the Red Sea, where they...
Turkey’s first locally developed frigate
On January 19, Turkey's first-in-class frigate TCG Istanbul entered into service with the country's Navy during a ceremony held at Sefine Shipyard in Yalova...
Australia and Japan sign undersea research accord
For the first time, two of America’s closest allies have agreed to pursue advanced research on key capabilities — “strategic capabilities in robotic and...
Taking robots and AI to war and sea
By Malcom Davis
The December AUKUS Defence Ministers meeting in San Francisco has reinforced the importance of advanced undersea warfare capabilities as a key element...
Drone changing the face of warfare
By Bradley Perrett
Armed forces usually adapt slowly in peacetime, resisting change. Well, only the most hidebound will be ignoring the revolution in military affairs...
Report to Congress: force structure and shipbuilding
On 22 January the Congressional Research Service released an 80 page report on the US Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues...
RN Sea Viper missile upgrade
On 22 January it was announced that the Royal Navy’s now-combat-proven first line of defence against air attack – Sea Viper – is to...