United Kingdom reveals ‘sovereign’ nuclear warhead name: Astraea

United Kingdom reveals ‘sovereign’ nuclear warhead name: Astraea
United Kingdom reveals ‘sovereign’ nuclear warhead name: Astraea

The future warhead to replace submarine-launched Trident systems will be developed as a “sovereign” capability and “in parallel” with the US W93/Mk7 warhead, according to the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper.

AUKUS at 1 year: Aussie defense brief says Navy faces ‘high risks’ in modernization race

AUKUS at 1 year: Aussie defense brief says Navy faces ‘high risks’ in modernization race
AUKUS at 1 year: Aussie defense brief says Navy faces ‘high risks’ in modernization race

“The key strategic risk remains we might need the SSNs much earlier than the proposed schedule,” Neil James, executive director of the non-partisan watchdog, the Australia Defence Association, said.

DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base

DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base
DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base

As the Pentagon starts pumping cash into shipyards and small weapons manufacturers, is it enough to save some ailing production lines?

UK’s Big Defense Spending Push — and Brexit — Under Fire

UK’s Big Defense Spending Push — and Brexit — Under Fire
UK’s Big Defense Spending Push — and Brexit — Under Fire

A British defense official talked up the good news about British defense spending in DC this week — including on many US-built weapons — but some dark clouds hang over the ambitious plan.