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Japan and Vietnam Explore Joint Production of High-Speed Landing Craft

Japan and Vietnam Explore Joint Production of High-Speed Landing Craft

Japan and Vietnam will begin talks on the possible joint development and production of high-speed landing craft, moving a defence relationship built largely around training and maritime assistance towards direct industrial cooperation. Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phan Van Giang agreed

Northrop Grumman and Airbus Sign MOU on NATO MQ-4C Triton Fleet

Northrop Grumman and Airbus Sign MOU on NATO MQ-4C Triton Fleet

Northrop Grumman has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus Defence and Space covering plans to supply NATO with up to five MQ-4C Triton surveillance aircraft, formalising the role of a major European partner in the proposed programme. The companies signed the agreement during the NATO Summit Defence Industry

UK Commits £26 Billion to Naval Bases, Including £15.1 Billion for Faslane

UK Commits £26 Billion to Naval Bases, Including £15.1 Billion for Faslane

Britain will invest approximately £26 billion over the next decade to modernise the Royal Navy’s three main bases, including £15.1 billion for HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane, in what the Ministry of Defence calls the largest naval infrastructure programme since the end of the Cold War. Defence

Papua New Guinea Opens Allied Military Drill Days After Australia Defence Pact Takes Effect

Papua New Guinea Opens Allied Military Drill Days After Australia Defence Pact Takes Effect

Papua New Guinea has formally opened a multinational military exercise with forces from Australia, the United States and New Zealand, days after a new mutual-defence treaty elevated Port Moresby and Canberra to allies committed to integrating their armed forces more closely. Soldiers from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force

How US Missile Deployments Near Taiwan Are Becoming a Fixture in the Philippines

How US Missile Deployments Near Taiwan Are Becoming a Fixture in the Philippines

A chain of Philippine islands stretching south from Taiwan is becoming a recurring operating ground for American and allied missile forces, as temporary exercises evolve into longer rotations designed to defend strategic waters from China. The Hawaii-based 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment spent roughly three months in the Philippines this

Germany Funds 50,000 AI-Guided Drones Built to Hunt Through Russian Jamming

Germany Funds 50,000 AI-Guided Drones Built to Hunt Through Russian Jamming

Germany is financing 50,000 Ukrainian attack drones equipped with US-designed guidance software built to track moving targets after their connection to a human operator is disrupted, in one of the largest disclosed Western drone orders for Kyiv. The approximately €90 million programme combines Shrike first-person-view drones

US Deepens Guam Submarine Support Amid China Missile Threat

US Deepens Guam Submarine Support Amid China Missile Threat

The US Navy is building Guam into a more capable submarine hub, able to keep its boats ready closer to potential flashpoints in Asia. The arrival of USS Tucson this month—an outwardly routine exchange of one vessel for another—highlights the supporting network behind that effort. USS Tucson, a