Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender firing a Sea Viper missile during a training exercise. Photo: MOD The former head of the UK Armed Forces has warned all three services are “too small” and that the Royal Navy’s Type 45 Destroyers are arguably Britain’s only counter-missile systems that could […]
Lieutenant Commander Desmond Woods OAM RAN Retirement Speech at the Commonwealth Club – 7 June 2023 By Ed. In a career in which he served in three Commonwealth navies and the British Army, Desmond committed fullly to a life of service. As a stalwart member of the NOC he has contributed greatly to our Club […]
A flotilla of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy led by a Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyer has carried out a combat-oriented exercise in the South China Sea amid rising tensions in the region stirred up by the US. Not targeted at a third party and aimed at safeguarding national security, the drills […]
