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The UK and Norway Shape Enhanced Cooperation for ASW Operations in the North Atlantic

08/17/2019
By Robbin Laird Recently, both the UK Ministry of Defence and Norwegian Ministry of Defence websites highlighted the meeting between the UK Minister of Defence and the Norwegian States Security of Defence held at RAF Lossiemouth in August 2019. Defence Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan hosted Norwegian State Secretary Tone Skogen to…

The Fourth Battle of the Atlantic, the Nordics and the Direct Defense Challenge

08/17/2019
In 2016, Vice Admiral James Foggo III, currently commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, spoke of the current situation in the North Atlantic as the arrival of the fourth battle of the Atlantic. “In the early 1990s, the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and…

Western Australia Indo-Pacific Conference 2019: The Australian Defence Minister Sets Out Long Term Goals

08/17/2019
The WA Indo-Pacific Defence conference is the flagship defence industry and defence issues conference. This year's conference examined topics such as; 'Partnership roles', 'industry support for the changing operational environment', 'New frontiers in Defence including the evolving role of technology and WA's STEM agenda', 'Defence industry applications for WA's battery…

UNITAS LX 2019

08/17/2019
Marine and naval forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Great Britain and the United States kicked off UNITAS LX, an annual multinational exercise kicking off in Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 19. This year's exercise is hosted by the Brazilian Navy and will conduct operations off…