Just days after gaining U.S approval for the purchase of twelve more MH-60R Seahawks, one of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) existing Seahawks has been lost in the Philippine Sea, with no… Continue reading "MH-60R from HMAS Brisbane Ditches in the Philippine Sea, Crew Safe"
Navantia, the Spanish State-owned shipbuilder, announced on October 8 that it had re-launched the Agosta class submarine Galerna (S-71) as it moves closer to completing the modernisation of the vessel. Galerna is… Continue reading "Navantia Advances Modernisation of Agosta Class Submarine Galerna (S-71)"
As the UK’s HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group docked in Singapore, Air Chief Marshall Sir Mike Wigston announced from the aircraft carrier’s deck that both the Royal Navy and… Continue reading "UK Announces Plans for More Regular Deployments to Asia-Pacific"
Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on Tuesday that the Malaysian government stood by its concerns that the formation of the trilateral AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom… Continue reading "Defense Minister: Malaysia Still Concerned Over AUKUS"
The second phase of the Malabar 2021 naval exercise, involving the Quad nations, will be held from October 12 – 15 in the Bay of Bengal. The first phase of… Continue reading "Second Phase Of Malabar 2021 Announced, JIMEX Conducted"
Welcome back to the Weekend Briefing our regular round up of the week’s defense news. This week saw Japan’s Izumo undertake historic F-35B trials, USS Connecticut was involved in an… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 October)"
Air Marshal Kevin Short, New Zealand’s Chief of Defence, visited Dublin over the weekend where he met Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces Lieutenant General Seán Clancy. During the… Continue reading "Kiwi CDF Visits Ireland as Discussion Around Ship Sale Heats Up"
Northrop Grumman, designer and manufacturer of the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array radar used on the E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft, has announced that production of the first… Continue reading "First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Now In Production"
Following the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal and the recent AUKUS controversy, prominent European voices have called for greater European strategic autonomy and even for a 20,000 strong EU military unit which… Continue reading "Denmark Rejects Europe-Centric Defense Vision While Deepening Defense Ties to Scandinavia"
Babcock’s plans for the Arrowhead 140 hit a setback this week, with Greece announcing that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with France’s Naval Group and MBDA to… Continue reading "Babcock Suffers Setback in Greece, Outlines Opportunities in Poland & Ireland"