Capability

Former CN’s view of AUKUS plan

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By Brendan Nicholson* The carefully staged AUKUS plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) will build increased deterrence as each phase is completed, former...

A combined arms framework for massing fires

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By Dmitry Filipoff*  The act of massing fires across forces is inherently a function of combined arms. (Center for International Maritime Security.) Individual platforms should...

Repairs to HMAS Supply

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Engineers are working to repair one of the Royal Australian Navy's newest ships, with Defence investigating "possible mechanical defects" on the Spanish-built HMAS Supply,...

Rise of uncrewed underwater systems

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Navies will not stop using large submarines but will increasingly rely on smaller uncrewed systems as the oceans become more “transparent”, a defence contractor...

The politics-propelled submarine

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From the very early days of the planning to replace Australia's diesel-electric Collins class submarines, there were two "non-negotiables" that defined how the project...

AUKUS, DSR and Australia’s Maritime Capability

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In this latest episode of the Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Jen Parker speaks with Dr Marcus Hellyer, a highly-regarded defence and security expert. Together,...

Australia’s nuclear submarines – costs and timelines

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By Jack Dillich* The dust is settling from the momentous AUKUS announcement in San Diego. What can we expect in the coming decade? Introduction The AUKUS trilateral...

Singapore awards contract for multi-role combat vessels

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At the end of March, Singapore’s Ministry for Defence (MINDEF) signed a contract with Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) for the detailed design...

Chinese carrier deployed off Taiwan coast

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China deployed an aircraft carrier strike group off Taiwan’s east coast, military officials in Taipei and Tokyo confirmed last week, US Naval Institute news...

ADF conducts Exercise Tasman Shield 23

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The ADF has conducted Exercise Tasman Shield, a major exercise to test the ability of RAAF and RAN to work together has concluded off...