Shooting down Houthi drones is expensive
Task & Purpose magazine : The U.S. Navy has used more missiles for air defense since combat operations in the Red Sea began in October 2023 than the service used […]
Category: War & Operations
Tasman Sea – Chinese flotilla weapons firings
AUKUS Forum : Chinese navy’s live weapons exercise – a stunning surprise off the Australian coast. The Australian government has lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing after commercial flights were […]
Chinese warships off Sydney’s coast
DEFENCE CONNECT: Robert Dougherty – A People’s Liberation Army Navy task group is operating within 150 nautical miles (240 kilometers) of the coast of Sydney. Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister […]
HMNZS Te Kaha deploys to Middle East Combined Task Force 150
Royal New Zealand Navy frigate sails to disrupt terrorist, criminal, activities in Middle East • Published on 12/02/2025 : Royal New Zealand Navy press release Denying terrorist and criminal organisations […]
Australian Government armed conflict decision making
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles has confirmed via a Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet memorandum that the Australian government has codified the practices to occur […]
US Navy looking for cheaper ways to shoot down enemy drones
DEFENSESCOOP.COM: Jon Harper The (U.S.) Defense Innovation Unit is soliciting industry for less expensive “kinetic” weapons that the Navy could use to shoot down enemy drones. The sea service has […]
Curious Career of John Gribble
By Tom Lewis It is asserted by many that there was a second warning given to Darwin of the incoming air raid of 19th February 1942. The story says that […]
Torture: The French Army and the Algerian War, 1954-1962
“Never did the Empire look so good as when it was seen from the Republic, it was said of Napoleon III’s regime in the early years of the Third Republic. […]
Reflections on the First Gulf War 1990 – 1991 CDRE Richard Menhinick, AM, CSC, RAN (retd)
White Ensign Oration 03 March 2023 What a great honour it is to be speaking on the First Gulf War tonight. It is now some 32 years since we fought […]
Replacement of Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Confirmed
MOSCOW — Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov has confirmed media reports that he has taken over as commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after a series of setbacks. V Adm Viktor […]