Dr. Lee Willett
USN DDG shoots down uncrewed system in Red Sea
An US Navy (USN) guided-missile destroyer (DDG) shot down an uncrewed system that came close to the ship, the US Department of Defense (DoD)...
Deterrence at sea remains vital to underpinning international rules-based order, says Australian defence chief
Deterrence, including credible defence capability at sea, remains essential to maintaining stability and security, and the wider rules-based international order, in the Indo-Pacific region,...
USN uncrewed systems exercise demonstrates lethal munitions use from USVs
The US Navy Central Command’s (NAVCENT’s) Gulf-based Task Force 59 (TF59) has conducted a live-firing exercise that included test firing weapons from uncrewed surface...
USN generates multi-task force crewed/uncrewed teaming in Gulf-based maritime security operations
The US Navy (USN) has demonstrated the integration of crewed and uncrewed platforms, drawn from several different USN maritime task groups, to generate enhanced...
UK announces GBP4 billion AUKUS submarine design contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the award of a GBP4 billion (USD4.9 billion) contract to deliver the detailed design and long-lead...
REPMUS uncrewed systems exercise grows in size and international standing
As it adapts to continue progressing against emerging naval challenges, the Portuguese Navy-led ‘REPMUS’ Maritime Uncrewed Systems (MUS) exercise has grown in multinational partnership...
DSEI 2023: Russia/China collaboration compounds strategic challenge for NATO, says DSACEUR
NATO is facing a combined, state-based strategic challenge in and beyond the Euro-Atlantic theatre, a senior alliance military officer told the Defence and Security...
DSEI 2023: Dutch De Zeven Provincien mid-life upgrade delivers BMD effect
Mid-life upgrade (MLU) work being conducted onboard the Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN’s) four De Zeven Provincien-class air-defence and littoral command frigates has delivered a...
DSEI 2023: UK First Sea Lord stresses need for navy to accelerate technological and...
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is facing an ever-increasing pace of change in threats, and must pick up the pace of its own technological...
DSEI 2023: UK MoD highlights Royal Navy crewed and uncrewed capability developments in delivering...
Crewed and uncrewed system programmes will both play crucial roles in delivering new operational capability for the UK Royal Navy (RN) increasingly quickly, Minister...
