Operation Midnight Hammer
Source Task and Purpose Newsletter – Jeff Schogol updated Jun 22, 2025 9:12 AM EDT. Pentagon releases details of ‘Midnight Hammer’ strikes against Iran B-2 bombers were among 125 aircraft […]
Category: War & Operations
American aircraft carriers converging on Iran
The United States is building up its military presence near Iran as tensions with Israel continue to rise, with multiple carrier strike groups and a growing array of supporting assets […]
Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025
Defence News : Australia will host the largest ever Exercise Talisman Sabre from 13 July to 4 August 2025. Over 30,000 military personnel from 19 nations are set to participate in […]
Shooting down Houthi drones is expensive
Task & Purpose magazine : The U.S. Navy has used more missiles for air defense since combat operations in the Red Sea began in October 2023 than the service used […]
Tasman Sea – Chinese flotilla weapons firings
AUKUS Forum : Chinese navy’s live weapons exercise – a stunning surprise off the Australian coast. The Australian government has lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing after commercial flights were […]
Chinese warships off Sydney’s coast
DEFENCE CONNECT: Robert Dougherty – A People’s Liberation Army Navy task group is operating within 150 nautical miles (240 kilometers) of the coast of Sydney. Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister […]
HMNZS Te Kaha deploys to Middle East Combined Task Force 150
Royal New Zealand Navy frigate sails to disrupt terrorist, criminal, activities in Middle East • Published on 12/02/2025 : Royal New Zealand Navy press release Denying terrorist and criminal organisations […]
Australian Government armed conflict decision making
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles has confirmed via a Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet memorandum that the Australian government has codified the practices to occur […]
US Navy looking for cheaper ways to shoot down enemy drones
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 […]
Curious Career of John Gribble
By Tom Lewis It is asserted by many that there was a second warning given to Darwin of the incoming air raid of 19th February 1942. The story says that […]