The Royal Navy’s experts in remotely-piloted air systems have created three new flights ready to deploy to sea. 700X Naval Air Squadron is now ready to deploy on warships – marking a new phase in the technological development of aviation at sea.

Having completed months of training on various syst…

PEARL HARBOR — Ten nations, 22 surface ships, one submarine, multiple aircraft, and approximately 5,300 personnel will participate in an at-sea-only iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled Aug.17 -31, in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands.

The at-sea-only c…

HMS Brocklesby joined forces with the American and Saudis to test their combined effectiveness at minehunting in the punishing high-summer heat in the Gulf.

All three friendly navies maintain a substantial mine warfare force in the region.

The Saudis operate three Sandown-class ships built, li…

ARABIAN GULF — The United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command (JAC), U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) and U.S. Special Operations Central Command (SOCCENT) conducted an air operations in support of maritime surface warfare (AOMSW) exercise in th…

Top End soldiers will deploy the WarpSPEE3D metal printer for the second time during a year-long trial between the Australian Army and Darwin based tech company, SPEE3D.

Soldiers from the 1st Combat Service Support Battalion (1CSSB) will use the 4,500kg 3D metal printing capability to print genui…