Kongsberg successfully tests Australian-made NSM launcher
Norwegian defence company Kongsberg announced on 10 December that it had successfully performed the first-ever launch of a representative Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from...
Japan makes progress on improved anti-ship missile
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 6 December that it had conducted a series of ground- and ship-based test firings of an...
Australia narrows down future frigate selection
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has shortlisted two foreign shipbuilders to develop a replacement for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s ageing ANZAC-class frigates...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Sweden’s Marine Jet Power to Deliver Waterjet...
On November 22, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Swedish marine propulsion manufacturer Marine Jet...
US Marines Field Anti-Ship Missiles to Pacific Theatre
The United States’ Third Marine Littoral Regiment in Hawaii received its first Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System – NEMESIS the last week of November...
Managing the Cost of Australia’s Defence
Australian defence budget is at a record high, but how that money will be spent, and on what, still provides challenges.
Australia announced its 2024/25...
Saab expands scope of Singapore MoU to include underwater technologies
Swedish defence prime Saab has inked an expanded Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s state-run Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) to deepen collaboration...
South Korea readies first KDX III Batch II Aegis destroyer for...
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) is set to receive the first of three new 8,200-ton Aegis guided missile destroyers ordered under the Gwanggaeto...
Philippines rolls out first locally assembled Israeli fast attack craft
The Philippine Navy has launched the domestically assembled fast attack interdiction craft-missile (FAIC-M) BRP Albert Majini (PG-909) at the Naval Shipyard in Cavite City...
India to spend $415.9 billion on defense between 2025 and 2029,...
India is poised to further expand its defense budget over the next decade to sustain readiness for a potential two-front conflict with regional adversaries...
