Canada goes for Australian radar system
By Nicola Smith
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a $6.5 billion deal to acquire a world-leading Australian radar system as Canada seeks to...
G7’s pledge on maritime security and law
On 14 March 14, 2025 the G7 Foreign Ministers released the following statement from Charlevoix in Quebec.
1. We, the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France,...
Fixing the broken recruitment pipeline
By Desmond Woods OAM*
The multitude and complexity of the problems with ADF recruitment were highlighted by a recent revelation that on 30 May 2024...
Unseen sacrifice in the Silent Service
By George Allison, UK Defence Journal
Beneath the vast, unforgiving ocean, hidden from the world and far removed from everything we take for granted, a...
RN’s new autonomous anti-mine system
The Royal Navy has taken delivery of its first Maritime Mine Counter Measure (MMCM) system, UK Defence Journal reports.
The new autonomous mine-hunting technology, developed...
UK leads NATO anti-sub force
The UK is leading NATO’s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Smart Defence Initiative, focusing on the rapid exploitation of maritime uncrewed systems to strengthen undersea surveillance...
Houthis try attack on USS Truman
The Houthis attempted an attack on aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and its escorts in response to a series of U.S. attacks...
US marine and sailors arrive in Darwin
U.S. Marines and sailors have arrived in Australia’s Northern Territory to kick off the 14th annual rotation of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin...
Report on Columbia-class submarine
The following is the March 18, 2025 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress.
The...
Japan to test two UUVs
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has announced that it has acquired two types of underwater gliders : The SeaExplorer X2 and the Slocum...