The Exocet anti-ship missile, which was prominent in 1982 Falklands Islands war reports, has continued to evolve. As reported by Defense News 04/11 via Maritime News, European defense contractor MBDA has developed a new submarine-launched missile designed to strike heavily protected naval vessels and stealthy targets. The French-built missile, dubbed the SM40, is the latest […]
USNI News: Last week aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) departed its temporary home at Naval Base San Diego for workups before heading to take up station as the flagship for Forward Deployed Naval Forces Japan (FDNF-J). Since 1973, the U.S. has maintained a carrier strike group operating out of Yokosuka, Japan, as part of […]
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 […]
Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) – 11th September 2024: The USS Hawaii (SSN 776), a Virginia class nuclear-powered submarine, departed HMAS Stirling after spending over 2 weeks in Australia for the Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period (STMP). Fair winds and following seas! During the STMP, Royal Australian Navy personnel directly participated alongside US Navy personnel in the […]
DEFENCE CONNECT – Stephen Kuper 25th September 2024 South Korean conglomerate Hanwha has reportedly withdrawn its billion dollar bid for Western Australian shipbuilder Austal in a surprise move. Defence Connect can tonight confirm that South Korean-based industry conglomerate has withdrawn its billion dollar bid for ASX-listed naval and commercial shipbuilder, Austal. This decision comes following […]
U.S. Embassy in Australia: 24th August 2024 PERTH | “Today, AUKUS nations will commence the Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period (STMP) at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. This is a historic milestone for the AUKUS partnership, which promotes stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond […]; the STMP is a significant step in […]
USS Emory S. Land arrived at HMAS Stirling in Rockingham on 16 August to execute several maintenance training activities with the Royal Australian Navy and to support the upcoming Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period (STMP). “The Emory S. Land will execute several maintenance training activities with the Royal Australian Navy and support the upcoming Submarine Tendered […]
HMAS Sydney represented Australia at this year’s RIMPAC international exercises around Hawaii. As reported by Navy News, twenty-nine nations, forty surface ships, three submarines, fourteen national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participated in the exercise which concluded on 1st August. During these exercises Sydney successfully fired a naval strike missile (NSM), […]
A new dry dock for Aussie subs is an “ongoing’ discussion says Defence Minister Marles; “We’re a long way down that path and really, that’s the thing that we need to [figure out] first,” Richard Marles, Australia’s deputy prime minister and Defence minister, told Breaking Defense (reproduced in Shipping News). SYDNEY and WASHINGTON — Australian […]
