Camcopter S-100. Photo: Schiebel The Australian government has scrapped a major maritime drone deal with Schiebel the previous government approved. Schiebel representative Neil Hunter told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the negotiations to supply S-100 Camcopter to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are finished. “After the Defence Strategic Review, the decision was made to re-evaluate […]
Storm Shadow missile. Photo: MBDA The Ukrainian military has claimed a successful airstrike on a command complex for the Russian Black Sea Fleet at a site on the outskirts of Sevastopol. Video imagery from the scene confirms a strike on a bluff above the town of Verkhnosadove, about 12 miles northeast of […]
The inside story of how the Navy spent billions on the ‘Little Crappy Ship’ Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead, they broke down across the globe. Now the service is getting rid of them. BY JOAQUIN SAPIEN REPORTER, PROPUBLICA In July 2016, warships from more than two dozen […]
Two years on, is the AUKUS agreement at the brink of failure? In a new op-ed, Bill Greenwalt of AEI warns that the Biden administration has not publicly provided workable legislative proposals that would take aim at the ITAR challenges for AUKUS. September 14, 2023 at 11:01 AM With the AUKUS agreement coming up on […]
Beijing Shoots Itself in Foot with ’10-Dash Line’ Map By: Salman Rafi Sheikh Beijing’s recent publication of a new, standard map, its so-called ’10-dash line’ extending its claim over most of the South China Sea beyond its internationally recognized Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), may just be the opportunity hitherto missing for the US in its […]
North Korea has launched a new ballistic missile submarine believed to be capable of firing both ballistic and cruise missiles. State media showed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Sept. 6 launch ceremony for the submarine named Hero Kim Gun-ok. The event took place at the Pongdae Submarine Factory located at North Korea’s […]
This is the first story of a three-part series. WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers traveled to Britain this spring in an effort to get tough on China. But House China committee Chairman Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and his delegation quickly found their British counterparts had another matter top of mind: AUKUS, the trilateral nuclear-powered […]
AUKUS sparks a revolution in Labor defence policy 6 Sep 2023| Peter J. Dean and Kim Beazley Australian Labor Party debates on defence policy are often full of passion and vigour, especially those involving regional security, nuclear issues and the alliance with the United States. A combination of all three has made the AUKUS […]
JS Izumo (DDH-183), destroyer JS Samidare (DD-106) and an Oyashio class submarine. JMSDF Photo Japanese naval units carried out antisubmarine warfare drills in the South China Sea on Monday while the U.S and Philippine navies conducted a joint sail in the South China Sea the same day. Meanwhile, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and […]
India is building military infrastructure on Mauritius’ Agaléga Island to increase its presence in the western Indian Ocean to confront China’s expansionism in the region. However, Pakistan has limited or no presence in the region. Over the last few years, a 10,000-foot runway, hangars and a jetty have been constructed on the island, which is […]
