SIA conference scores top speaker line-up
Another high-profile speaker has been confirmed for the upcoming 10th Biennial Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA) Conference 2020 – Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry,...
The latest on the next US supercarrier
The U.S. Navy’s next Ford-class supercarrier, the John F. Kennedy, will be delivered to the fleet with its full suite of advanced electronics and...
Questions on submarine project answered
By Marcus Hellyer*
There’s a common rule of thumb in militaries known as ‘the rule of threes’: for every three platforms you have, you can deploy...
French submarine launches Cruise missile
The first French naval cruise missile launch was carried out by the nuclear-powered attack submarine Suffren, ukdj reports.
On October 20th 2020, the Suffren, the...
US Navy’s plans for refuelling drones
The Navy is studying the effects its new unmanned refueling aircraft could have on California's Pacific coastline as it makes decisions on where to...
Australian-Singapore naval co-operation
HMAS Adelaide has provided an at-sea platform for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) CH-47 heavy-lift helicopter crews to requalify in deck landings...
UK Cold War monster destroyer retired
Cold War military history is full of “might-have-beens,” with canceled projects ranging from nuclear-reactor-juggling tracked mecha-robots, to electron guns that would generate invisible radar-absorbing...
Cost advantage of unmanned vessels
With the Pentagon pitching a future naval force design that calls for as many as 240 unmanned and optionally manned ships on the surface...
USN and RN commit to AI and energy weapons
The U.S. Navy’s acquisition chief announced the establishment of the London Tech Bridge—the U.S. Navy’s first such innovation centre outside the United States, ukdj...
Naval Group’s first local manufacturing package
Naval Group has officially launched its first ‘Local Manufacturing Package’ expression of interest (EOI) to Australian industry – part of a package expected to...