Exercise Elangaroo 22

12/04/2022
By Flight Lieutenant Bronwyn Marchant This year, RAAF’s 19 Squadron played a vital role in the success of Exercise Elangaroo 22, hosting nearly 200 personnel along with the F-35A Lightning II and C-27J Spartan for the first time. Embedded with the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) at their Butterworth Air…

Project Convergence Exercise

11/19/2022
On 10 November 2022, the UK Ministry of Defence published a story about their participation in Project Convergence an exercise held in the U.S. with Australian and U.S. forces. Allies from the UK, US and Australia demonstrated the integration of cutting-edge technology alongside key industry leaders, in a series of…

The Way Ahead for the Danish Navy in the Nordic and North Atlantic Context: The Perspective of Rear Admiral Torben Mikkelsen

10/26/2022
By Robbin Laird I had a chance to discuss maritime issues with Rear Admiral Torben Mikkelsen both in Copenhagen during my visit in June 2022 and at the Euronaval exposition in Paris during the week of October 16, 2022. He has been Admiral Danish Fleet Commander since 2017 and recently…

The MANTAS at Euronaval 2022

10/20/2022
By Pierre Tran Paris – MARTAC, a private U.S. company, displayed its Mantas uncrewed surface vessel (USV) for the first time at the Euronaval trade show, which opened Oct. 18. at Le Bourget, just outside the capital. A civil version of the Mantas T12 vessel in distinctive bright yellow and…

An Update on HMAS Canberra: August 2022

08/26/2022
By Lieutenant Nancy Cotton After almost three months at sea on a regional presence deployment through the Pacific, HMAS Canberra is heading back to her home port in Sydney. In June, HMA Ships Canberra, Warramunga and Supply set sail on the regional presence deployment. Canberra sailed from Townsville with embarked…