On 7 December, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace met with their US counterpart Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Washington. This is the first… Continue reading "Trilateral AUKUS Defense Ministers Meeting Held for the First Time"
On the 1 November, eight U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles took off from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa for the last time. These eight F-15C Eagles belong to the 44th and… Continue reading "First Batch Of F-15Cs Leave Okinawa"
On 1 December, the US Navy announced that it welcomed Latvia as the 11th member of the International Martine Security Construct (IMSC). The organization was formed in July 2019 to… Continue reading "Latvia Becomes 11th Member of the International Maritime Security Construct"
The Department of State has approved a potential sale of AIM 9X Block II missiles and AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW) to the Government of Finland. Although the contents of… Continue reading "United States Approves Possible Sale of AIM-9X and AGM-154 JSOW Worth $323 Million to Finland"
The UK has announced the procurement of Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile as their interim replacement for the Harpoon anti-ship missiles which previously armed Royal Navy surface combatants. The news was… Continue reading "UK To Procure Naval Strike Missiles for Royal Navy"
The Indian Navy (IN) held multiple naval exercises with various international partners during the past month. These included regular exercises such as MALABAR and SIMBEX as well as new exercises… Continue reading "Indian Navy Holds Multiple Exercises with Partners, MALABAR 2022 Concludes"
Since 2001 the Swedish Armed Forces have utilized 18 NH90TTH helicopters in the utility/transport configuration. Eight of them were intended for the Swedish Coast Guard (Kystvakten) and six of them… Continue reading "Sweden Moving Away From NH90"
The UK has announced the order of a further five Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy. The order for the anti-submarine warfare frigates, also known as the City Class,… Continue reading "UK Orders 5 More Type 26 Frigates"
Last month, the U.S. 3rd Marine Division participated in the multinational Exercise Kaagapay Ng Mga Mandirigma Ng Dagat 6, Tagalog for Cooperation of Warriors of the Sea, alongside allies in… Continue reading "U.S. Marines Strengthen Interoperability with Philippine Counterparts at KAMANDAG 6"
The Republic of Korea’s Air Force, the United States 7th Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have been conducting large scale exercises in the region as a means… Continue reading "Vigilant Storm Air Exercises Continue Amid North Korean Missile Launches and a Period of Mourning in South Korea"