Tag: US Navy
US lands F-35B on Japanese ship for the first time
A “specially instrumented” Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL)-capable Joint Strike Fighter aircraft operated by the United States has landed aboard...
Australia performs first nuclear submarine maintenance work
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Australian industry conducted their first direct maintenance task on a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), as part of preparations...
South Korean precision rockets impress at RIMPAC
The US Navy (USN) has used the multilateral Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 exercise to test the performance of South Korean-made Poniard rockets...
Japan’s MELCO lines up for US naval radar work
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) announced on 24 July that it has engaged with RTX subsidiary Raytheon to supply components of the SPY-6(V) active electronically...
HD HHI gains access to US naval MRO work
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI), a subsidiary of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, announced on 11 July that it...
USSOCOM Pursues New Insertion Techniques
Moving onto the objective for SOF often takes methods that are ‘out of the ordinary’. USSOCOM has been discussing new alternatives.
At the inaugural Special...
First RAAF Triton UAV moves closer to arrival
The first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (HALE UAV) on order for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will...
Challenges Ahead for Australian and New Zealand Navies
The right type? The right capabilities? What is the need for both navies to readjust their fleets to face regional threats?
The changing global strategic...
CMS: More Inputs, Quicker Solutions
At the heart of any significant warship is the combat management system. Integration with other CMS is one of the directions that today’s developers...
Filling the MPA Ga
The submarine club is growing in size; so cue the entry of a new maritime patrol platform.
At the height of the Cold War,...
