USNI News 3rd October 2024: US Congress wants weld answers. The discovery of low-quality welds on submarines and aircraft carriers under construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding has sparked a congressional investigation by the House Armed Services Committee, following a Thursday report from USNI News. The call for an investigation follows a report to senior […]
USNI News: 3rd October 2024. Tuesday’s Iranian ballistic missile attack appears to be the second publicly acknowledged use of the Standard Missile 3 in combat, USNI News understands. Almost 200 missiles were fired from Iran toward Israel in retaliation for the targeted killing of Iranian-supported leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas. The SM-3s were used in coordination with the Israeli Arrow BMD (ballistic missile defence) […]
Based upon a DEFENCE CONNECT article by Robert Dougherty Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has applauded the addition of a “genuine strategic dimension” to relations following the first official visit by a Norwegian defence minister to Australia. Norwegian Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram made the historic visit on 5 September for the opening of […]
By NOA Newsletter editor; another step forward in equipping Darwin to be a fully functional forward operating base for all RAN and allied vessels. Australian Defence Department news: article by LCDR Jonathan White. With infinite care and precision under the scorching Darwin sun, a heavy crane lowered a missile canister into a forward vertical launch […]
