Buying the wrong submarine
By Peter Layton*
Nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) are technically incredible. They are akin to the Australian Navy’s conventionally powered Collins Class submarines but much faster,...
US submarine strategy’s responsive moves
The US is designing its SSN(X) next-generation nuclear attack submarine in a significant shift from procuring Virginia class SSNs to a new class by...
US pushes faster Aussie N-sub plan
Australia will engage with US plans to accelerate the construction of AUKUS nuclear submarines, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as Tony Abbott calls for...
Amphibious combat vehicles back to sea
With new interim guidance, the Marine Corps’ amphibious combat vehicles are set to return to waterborne operations on the open ocean after a two-month...
Noisy Collins makes N-subs more urgent
Australia's most recently retired navy chief warns the country's ageing Collins Class submarine fleet will become easier to detect in an increasingly crowded maritime neighbourhood...
RAAF autonomous aircraft unveiled
Northrop Grumman today unveiled Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton autonomous aircraft with a ceremony at its high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft production site in California, contactairlandandsea.com...
Fuel in Nimitz’s drinking water
Navy officials are investigating how traces of jet fuel got into the potable water system aboard the aircraft carrier Nimitz last week, cutting off...
AUKUS and submarine proliferation
By Collin Koh*
This policy brief from the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network reviews nuclear submarine acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific region since AUKUS was first announced last...
What exactly is AUKUS?
By Alessio Patalano*
Since its announcement a year ago, the AUKUS agreement linking the US and the UK to Australia’s ambition to acquire nuclear-powered submarines...
Kaladu 2022 exercise under way
By Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring
While people across the globe have come together to mourn Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the nearly 3000 people gathered...