Dr. Lee Willett
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...
BMT and DNV partner on CAIMEN capability to meet Australian Army amphibious requirements
BMT and DNV have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate development of BMT’s CAIMEN-Large landing craft to meet the Australian Army’s Landing...
Ike switches fleets to spread USN presence
The US Navy’s (USN’s) USS Dwight D Eisenhower carrier strike group (CSG) has deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, within US 6th Fleet’s area...
Forward-deployed destroyers bring continued Euro-Atlantic experience for USN
US Navy (USN) DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers that have previously been forward deployed to Rota, Spain are continuing to bring regional experience and...
Royal Navy reiterates strategic importance of undersea battlespace to UK
The undersea battlespace remains critical to UK security and interests, a senior Royal Navy (RN) officer told a major underwater defence show in London.
Giving...
USN forward deploys its first Triton UAS to European theatre
The US Navy (USN) has forward deployed its first MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) into the European theatre, at Naval Air Station (NAS)...
