The U.S State Department has approved the possible sale of 20 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) launchers and various munitions to Australia for an estimated cost of $385 million USD. … Continue reading "Australia Fast Tracks HIMARS Buy"
Australia has signed a contract with defense company Anduril Australia to design and build Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUV) in Australia. Over three years, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Anduril… Continue reading "Australian Unmanned Submarines Are On The Way"
The three FRANZ nations kicked off Exercise Tagata Toa 2022 last week in Kanaky New Caledonia. Throughout the exercise, the combined force will train and rehearse for a wide variety of regional contingency scenarios,… Continue reading "Aussie, French and Kiwi Troops Train in New Caledonia"
Australia has, for the first time, conducted an air-to-air refuelling with Japan. During a series of flights in April, an Australian KC-30A performed multiple contacts and refuellings with Japanese F-2A… Continue reading "Japanese F-2s Can Now Refuel from Australian Tankers"
An American nuclear-powered attack submarine has practised loading long-range missiles in Australia for the first time. While alongside at Fleet Base West (HMAS Stirling) USS Springfield (SSN-761) took on board an inert… Continue reading "US Navy Practices Loading Tomahawk Missiles in Australia"
The United States Air Force will replace a “portion” of its legacy E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet with the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail, the service announced today. The Air Force… Continue reading "E-7 Wedgetail Selected by U.S Air Force"
Aotearoa New Zealand has finalised the sale of 22 surplus New Zealand Light Armoured Vehicles (NZLAV) to the Chilean Navy for service with the nation’s Marine Corps. Chile has reportedly… Continue reading "Aotearoa New Zealand Sells NZLAVs to Chile"
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the latest European flying service to trial electrically powered aircraft as basic flight trainers. During a series of tests in late 2021 and early… Continue reading "RAF Latest Air Force to Trial Electric Aircraft"
The Indian Navy has flown its first operational mission from Australian soil in a landmark example of defense cooperation. An Indian P-8I Neptune touched down at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base… Continue reading "Indian Navy Flies first Operational Sortie from Australia"
French shipbuilder Piriou formally launched the first of three 62 metre offshore patrol vessels for the Senegalese Navy on April 11. Named “Walo”, the ship will eventually join a number of modern vessels ordered… Continue reading "Piriou launches Senegal’s first missile-armed warship"