42nd Rotation of PLA-N Task Group in the Gulf of Aden
On 21 September the 42nd Rotation of the PLA-N task group operating in the Gulf of Aden departed its homeport of Qingdao. The task...
Urgent to train Australian N-sub crews
One year into a new security relationship between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, US lawmakers and naval experts are urging officials...
A medium-term submarine option
By James Garlick*
A significant proportion of defence commentary these days is focused on quickly and cost-effectively enhancing the Australian Defence Force’s lethality in the...
Russia’s titanium submarines
By Alex Betley*
The U.S. Navy clearly builds the most powerful, silent, and sophisticated submarines on the planet today. However, during the days of the...
AUKUS: ‘hubris’ still shocks some
On 15 September 2021, Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined his British counterpart Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden to announce AUKUS. In so...
ADV Reliant begins first deployment
On 13 September the Pacific Support Vessel, Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant, has commenced her inaugural deployment from Cairns. Timor-Leste is Reliant’s first stop...
Exercise Kakadu opens with remembrance
By Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring*
Exercise Kakadu 2022 has been officially opened in Darwin with a reception steeped in tradition, remembrance and respect.
The event opened...
AUKUS: a US or UK submarine?
Last week, Defence Minister Richard Marles returned from a successful visit to the United Kingdom. At the top of his agenda was a series...
Sunk N-sub ‘posed no danger’
Recently released documents about the sinking of attack submarine USS Thresher (SSN-573) show the lengths the Navy took to assure the public that the...
First N-sub to reopen to the public
The world’s first nuclear-powered submarine will reopen to the public this Friday, the Navy announced, one year after closing for a $36 million refurbishment,...