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https://business.gov.au/cdic/news-for-defence-industry/enhanced-active-phased-array-and-passive-radar-capability-sicp-plans-released The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP, has released the Implementation Plan for the Enhanced active phased array and passive radar...

Interesting to go through and see what various countries (by word search etc) and associated agents/associates are interested in procuring from US tech, and their frequency of appearance relative to their population etc...

Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull gives advice on lessons learned from Australia on dealing with China.

Sky News Australia Video Description: China’s propaganda arm the Global Times has warned Australia and Japan are “tools” of the US who will pay a “price” if a new deal to boost their defence partnership poses a threat. Prime Minister Scott Morrison struck an “in principle” agreement with...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/18/video-ballistic-missile-submarine-tests-aerial-resupply-with-air-force-c-17-drone (More at link) Earlier footage (of C-17 delivery) I posted here: https://defencehub.live/threads/united-states-navy.159/#post-19207

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/japan-coast-guard-and-jmsdf-planning-to-use-uavs-for-ocean-surveillance/ On October 29, 2020, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) demonstrated the General Atomics' MQ-9B SeaGuardian capabilities to local media. It is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle specialized...

https://quillette.com/2020/11/11/on-remembrance-day-celebrating-two-canadian-prisoners-who-took-down-an-entire-shipyard/ The Nippon Kokan yard was huge. It produced both civilian ships and naval vessels for the Imperial Navy, this at a time when Japan’s ships were being regularly sunk by...

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/28332/Taiwanese_F_16A_Fighter_Jet_Missing_After_Take_off#.X7QqH2hKhPY An F-16A fighter of the Taiwan Air Force's Fifth Tactical Mixed Wing that took off on a night combat sortie training mission yesterday is reported missing. The jet took off from Hualien base...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/17/secnav-braithwaite-calls-for-new-u-s-1st-fleet-near-indian-pacific-oceans Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite called for the Navy to establish a new numbered fleet closer to the border of the Indian and Pacific Oceans – perhaps out of Singapore – to more fully...

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2020/11/14/three_ways_to_make_the_m1_abrams_the_tank_of_the_future_649541.html Perhaps the perfect example of the ability of the U.S. defense industry to ensure the relevance of major platforms and weapons systems for decades after they were first...

https://www.dailysabah.com/world/asia-pacific/1100-taliban-fighters-killed-amid-clashes-in-25-days-afghanistan-says Afghanistan issued a list of at least 1,100 insurgents killed in ongoing clashes during the past 25 days, on Sunday amid stalled peace talks with the Taliban. According to the...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/the-chinese-navys-most-powerful-attack-submarine-the-type-093a/ The Type-093A Shang-II Class submarine is equipped with a wide array of missiles and torpedoes. The Chinese Navy’s Most Powerful Attack Submarine: The Type-093A Submarine expert H I...

Hey @UkroTurk remember we were talking about 90mm vs 105mm? Italians be like 105mm? @Kartal1 @Vergennes

From: http://trishul-trident.blogspot.com/2020/11/deployment-pattern-of-indian-navys.html Meanwhile, images (below) of the combat management system (CMS) suites of the latest guided-missile destroyers (DDG) operated by the PLA Navy prove that they are all derivates of the mid-1980s-era...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/12/panel-france-could-be-bridge-partner-between-u-s-europe-to-counter-china-russia With a new American administration coming in January and the United Kingdom departing the European Union, France could be America’s new “bridge partner” to the continent in...

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/28311/Turkish_Aerospace_Signs_Agreement_with_Boeing_for_Thermoplastic_Composite_Production Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) will produce thermoplastic aircraft parts in Turkey under a new agreement inked with Boeing. “We have signed a new cooperation with...

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/741712-pakistan-may-not-get-2-bn-rollover-from-saudi-arabia ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has indicated that it might refuse a rollover of $2 billion to Pakistan. Islamabad has already started exploring options to manage the amount from other avenues to avert the...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/royal-australian-navy-hosts-french-navy-submarine-and-support-vessel/ French Navy Rubis-class nuclear powered submarine (SSN) Emeraude and Loire-Class support & assistance vessel (BSAM type) Seine reached RAN Fleet Base West in Perth on 9 November...

=================================================================== Well, its about time I feel to start a thread for SSBN (Arihant class) program of Indian Navy. I have put this thread in strategic forces for now given the overall higher relevance to that paradigm. To start, here is brief...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/09/cno-gilday-navy-needs-fundamental-change-in-how-it-develops-fighters A decade from now, the backbone of the Navy’s tactical air fleet will begin to retire with no clear successor in line yet. Earlier this year, the service signaled the end of the F/A-18E/F...