Dr. Lee Willett
Which Kind of Intensity?
Western navies are seeking the right balance in training types between simulated, synthetic training that can deliver intensity in terms of asset or firepower...
USN Mediterranean training activity demonstrates amphibious and special forces integration with submarine ops
The US Navy (USN) has conducted integrated training, involving a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine (SSGN) and marine reconnaissance personnel and naval special operations forces (SOF),...
Italy signs contract for two FREMM EVO frigates
The Italian Navy (ITN) will receive two new FREMM multi-role frigates, under a contract announced on 31 July. The ships will be built to...
RAN conducts successful NSM firing at RIMPAC
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has successfully test-fired a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) during the US Navy (USN)-hosted ‘RIMPAC’ exercise off Hawaii.
The NSM anti-ship...
New UK government initiates new UK defence review
The United Kingdom’s (UK’s) new government has announced it will conduct a fresh review of UK defence requirements.
In a statement released on 16 July,...
New UK defence secretary underlines security commitment priorities
The UK’s incoming Secretary of State (SofS) for Defence has underlined several key defence and security commitments the country’s new government will continue to...
‘RIMPAC’ naval presence underlines Indo-Pacific/Euro-Atlantic strategic linkage
The US Navy’s (USN’s) major biennial ‘Rim of the Pacific’ (‘RIMPAC’) exercise got underway off Hawaii on 27 June, with the exercise’s routine multinational...
Russia deploys task group to Caribbean and Cuba
A Russian Federation Navy task group has visited Havana, Cuba, in what is being seen as a display of power projection capability.
Four naval vessels...
UK, French, Norwegian MPAs combine to hunt reported Russian submarine
Maritime patrol aircraft (MPAs) from the United Kingdom, France, and Norway have been working together to prosecute a suspected Russian submarine target, in a...
USN submarine tender visit to RAN base demonstrates AUKUS implementation
The US submarine tender USS Emory S Land arrived in Darwin, northern Australia on 28 May for a port visit. The visit, hosted at...
