Member nations of the Five Powers Defence Arrangements celebrated the 50th anniversary of the agreement with an aircraft flypast and naval vessel display off Singapore’s south coast on Monday afternoon.… Continue reading "FPDA Marks Golden Jubilee With Flypast And Naval Vessel Display"
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) has commissioned its newest Guardian class patrol boat HMPNGS Rochus Lokinap in a ceremony conducted at Lombrum Naval Base, on Manus Island. The… Continue reading "PNG and Vanuatu welcome new Patrol Boats as U.S Coast Guard Patrols Samoa’s EEZ"
Air Marshal Kevin Short, New Zealand’s Chief of Defence, visited Dublin over the weekend where he met Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces Lieutenant General Seán Clancy. During the… Continue reading "Kiwi CDF Visits Ireland as Discussion Around Ship Sale Heats Up"
The Russian Navy has reportedly fired a Tsircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine for the first time in the Barents Sea, according to a statement released by the Russian… Continue reading "Russia Launches Hypersonic ‘Tsirkon’ Missile From Nuclear Submarine For The First Time"
On 26 September, Philippine Navy (PN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships conducted drills part of Exercise Lumbas 2021 off Cabra Island in the West Philippine Sea. For Australia, the… Continue reading "Philippine Naval Modernization Comes Into Focus During Exercises with Australia"
One of the most interesting events at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) are the waterborne naval displays on the Thames. The location of the venue the exposition, the EXCEL… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Boat Demo Round Up"
Babcock’s plans for the Arrowhead 140 hit a setback this week, with Greece announcing that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with France’s Naval Group and MBDA to… Continue reading "Babcock Suffers Setback in Greece, Outlines Opportunities in Poland & Ireland"
While operating detached from CSG21, HMS Richmond (F239) executed a southbound transit of the Taiwan Strait, marking the second transit of the strait by a Royal Navy vessel in recent… Continue reading "HMS Richmond Transits Taiwan Strait"
Just over a week after Babcock secured its first export order for the Type 31/Arrowhead 140 design, it announced that steel has been cut for HMS Venturer. HMS Venturer is… Continue reading "First Steel Cut for Type 31 Frigate HMS Venturer"
Babcock has secured its first export customer for the Arrowhead 140 Frigate design at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2021 exhibition in London. Indonesian State-Owned shipbuilder PT PAL… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Babcock Secures Export Contract for Arrowhead 140 with Indonesia"