Yearly Archive: 2022

The latest revelations about the Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates confirm much of what we knew about the problems besetting the program, but add a level of granularity far beyond the general admissions made by Defence Department officials at earlier Senate committee hearings.

This ne…

South China Sea over the weekend, indicating the U.S. Navy may be starting its effort to recover a stealth fighter that sank in the ocean last week.

An F-35C Lightning II crashed on Jan. 24 while attempting to land on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. The U.S. 7th Fleet plans to salvage the a…

RAMSTEIN, Germany –– German Air Force Eurofighters will deploy to Romania under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing to conduct an interoperability mission with the Italian Air Force under the existing ‘Plug & Fight’ series during February and March.

Within the concept of ‘Plug & Fight’ a small continge…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is sending a guided missile destroyer to the United Arab Emirates and deploying fighter jets to help the UAE as it contends with missile attacks from Houthi rebels in Yemen.

The Pentagon said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed the moves in a phone call Tuesd…

The fifth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11879, Indian Navy’s Kalvari class commenced her sea trials on 01 Feb 22. The submarine was launched in Nov 2020 from the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). The submarine would be named Vagir, after commissioning.

— Further impetus to Armed Forces modernisation & defence security
— Infrastructure development
— Total allocation under Capital Outlay of Defence Services enhanced to 1.52 lakh crore
— 68% of capital procurement budget to be earmarked for domestic industry to promote self-reliance & reduce…