DEFENSESCOOP.COM: Jon Harper The (U.S.) Defense Innovation Unit is soliciting industry for less expensive “kinetic” weapons that the Navy could use to shoot down enemy drones. The sea service has been busy taking out unmanned aerial systems and missiles launched by the Houthis at vessels in the Red Sea, a major global shipping route. While […]
The full set of Navy photographs of the 2024 RAN Fleet Review by King Charles III can be sighted at <https://images.navy.gov.au/Home/Search?Type=Full>. Paste this link into your browser and it will take you there. Three from that collection are displayed below.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla reviewed yesterday (22nd October 2024) those ships of the RAN Fleet which were not deployed as the final activity of their 2024 Australian Tour. Below is collection of images captured from the news sites of the ABC, Sky News and the Nine Network.
$7 billion boost to nation’s air and missile defence capabilities: DEFENCE CONNECT 22 October 2024 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Industry, Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, Pat Conroy have announced a $7 billion acquisition to acquire state-of-the-art long-range missiles. This multi-billion acquisition of the Standard Missile 2 Block […]
DEFENCE CONNECT: 16th October 2024 Civmec Limited and Naval Vessels Lürssen of Bremen, Germany, have entered into a non-binding heads of agreement, detailing the framework for the transfer of ownership of Luerssen Australia to Civmec Limited. Luerssen Australia’s sole business is the building of six Arafura Class offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Australian Navy […]
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: 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) […]
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 […]
ADM Weekly: According to the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), sea trials were originally planned to take place before December 2022. However, they were delayed due to structural fire protection design issues that hindered the ship’s ability to meet (Defence) seaworthiness standards. The initial trial lasted just one night, with Arafura returning to the Osborne […]
