The future of the US surface fleet
The abrupt curtailment of the Constellation-class frigate programme in November 2025, paired with mounting delays across American naval shipyards, has underscored the fragility of...
Japan moves to nuclear-powered submarines
As geopolitical tensions escalate in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan is emerging as a formidable contender in underwater naval power, Mondial News reports. Once restrained...
Australia losing global drone race. Canberra blamed
By Clive Williams*
Uncrewed and autonomous systems are reshaping modern warfare, yet Australia has been slower than many adversaries and smaller states to field drones...
Threat of large trans-Pacific drones
The vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, over 5,000 nautical miles across, protects the West Coast of the United States against Chinese naval forces...
Norway boosts submarine fleet
Norway in 2021 signed a contract with the German yard for the building of four new submarines. In December 2025, the country's Defence Minister...
UK strike group home after 8 months
The U.K. Carrier Strike Group returned Sunday to the U.K., having completed its eight-month Operation Highmast deployment and returned to its homeport fully mission...
ASIO warns defence industry
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is warning Australia’s defence industry that foreign intelligence services are aggressively targeting the sector and that industry should...
Australia’s maritime fuel vulnerability
By John Coyne*
A tanker sprinting against the clock to beat a cyclone shouldn’t be a national-security storyline—but last week it became one. As Tropical...
Collins sustainment talks
The Australian Government has convened the third Product of Concern Summit in Canberra, with aims to reaffirm its commitment to improving the sustainment performance...
Procurement overhaul: what now
By Malcolm Davis*
Amid delays and cost blowouts in Defence, the Australian government on 1 December announced a sweeping overhaul of Defence procurement with the...