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The U.K. Ministry of Defence awarded shipbuilder builder BAE Systems $4.95 billion in contracts to build its new class of nuclear attack boats for the Royal Navy and eventually Australia, the MoD announced on Sunday. Read More
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio-class submarine with JMSDF destroyer JS Takanami (DD-110), U.S. Navy destroyer USS Higgins (DDG-76), Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH338) and JMSDF destroyer helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183) sail in formation in the South China Sea during exercise Noble Raven 22-2. Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Photo
U.S. laws covering technology sharing among America’s closest allies to meet the current military threats are overdue for reevaluation, the number two on the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday. Read More
Tugboats guide USS Minnesota (SSN-783) to the pier as the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine returns to Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., in 2021. US Navy Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 1960s Polaris Sales Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom that paved the way for commonality between the two countries’ ballistic missile submarines could serve as a successful model for the AUKUS pact, the Pentagon’s acquisition chief said today. Read More
The following is the Sept. 11, 2023 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine Proposal: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
USNS Cody (EPF-14) at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., on Aug. 3, 2022. USNI News Photo
The president of the Austal USA shipyard has resigned, according to a Wednesday announcement from the company. Read More
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, transports Royal Australian Air Force and Navy senior leadership during Talisman Sabre 23, in the Coral Sea, July 22, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
Three Marines were killed in a Sunday MV-22B Osprey crash off the coast of Darwin, Australia, according to the service.
Vessels participating in Exercise Malabar 2023, the INS Sahyadri, JS Shiranui, INS Kolkata and HMAS Brisbane sail through Sydney Harbour to Fleet Base East. Royal Australian Navy Photo
The United States, Australia, India and Japan began Exercise Malabar 2023 Friday with ships steaming into Sydney on Thursday for the harbor phase of the exercise. Read More
A U.S. Marine with India Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23 provides security during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23 at Lakeside Airpark, Queensland, Australia, July 28, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
What began with 250 American Marines and sailors at Australia’s “Top End” 12 years ago has grown into a Marine air-ground task force of 2,500 that spends its seven-month rotation spread across Australia and the western Pacific. Read More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct inland ground missions at Stanage Bay, Queensland, Australia, Aug. 2, 2023. US Army Photo
The largest iteration of Exercise Talisman Sabre, with more than 33,000 troops from 13 countries, concluded on Friday . Read More
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles visit U.S. and Australian service members participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre, the United States’ largest military exercise with Australia in Townsville, Australia, July 30, 2023. DoD Photo
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA – U.S. and Australian officials laid the groundwork to host more U.S. forces in Australia, officials from both countries said on Saturday. Read More
