Roosevelt, Nimitz in South China Sea
Aircraft carriers Theodore Roosevelt and Nimitz, along with their carrier strike groups, conducted dual carrier operations this month (Feb 2021) in the South China Sea...
$800m for new landing craft
Defence will invest up to $800million to acquire new fleets of Australian-built amphibious vehicles and landing craft that will be able to transport land...
Dreadnought submarine set for 2030s
The Defence Secretary has confirmed that first of class nuclear missile submarine HMS Dreadnought is “on track” for delivery in the early 2030s, UKDJ...
Contract for RN drone jammer awarded
The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £2 million contract to Kirintec to fill an urgent capability requirement to provide counter-unmanned air system (C-UAS)...
RN drones in anti-smuggling drive
Drones could play a 'key role' in tracking drug runners and smugglers after successful trials with the Navy's newest class of ships in the...
Unmanned vessels doing dull, dirty and dangerous
A longstanding slogan for the best use of unmanned systems is to perform “dull, dirty and dangerous” missions instead of humans, the US Naval...
Ships: US cannot outbuild China
By Marcus Hellyer*
The most often quoted line of the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu is that ‘supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance...
$1bn for new naval guided missiles
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced today (25 January 2021) a $1 billion development of advanced guided weapons for the Royal Australian Navy.
She said the investment...
US halts deliveries of littoral combat ship
The U.S. Navy has halted deliveries of Lockheed Martin’s Freedom-class littoral combat ship, citing a design flaw with the ship’s transmission, Defense News reports.
In...
Chinese Navy to get new carrier
The Chinese Navy’s large aircraft carrier, Type 003, is expected to be launched in 2021 and enter naval service around 2025, DefenseNews reports.
General outline...