Taipan helicopter crashes. Crew missing
An Australian Army helicopter with four crew on board crashed into the sea off the Queensland coast 28 July 2023, Contact Air Sea and...
Japan fires missile off NSW coast
In an Australian-military first, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has conducted a live fire demonstration of a Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (SSM) off...
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...
Saab’s submarine offer to Netherlands
With the support of Sweden and the United Kingdom, Saab has presented a proposal to the Netherlands to replace their existing submarines, Naval Technology reports.
The offer...
US Republicans call for sub shipbuilding Boost
On 26 July a group of twenty-two Republican senators wrote to President Biden seeking an increase in the US submarine building capacity. This plan...
First woman to command a US service
President Joe Biden has selected Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be the US Chief of Naval Operations. She will be the first woman to command...
Talisman Sabre 2023 Underway
Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 (TS23) commenced on 22 July and will run until 4 August 2023. It is the 10th and largest iteration of...