Submarines: speak now or forever hold your peace
By Tom Lewis*
From where I sit in Darwin, the greatest Australian defence scandal of the twentieth century was the lack of Spitfires in Darwin...
SIA conference to shed light on submarine projest
By Nicholas Stuart*
Perhaps it's because only a thin band of metal separates a submariner from instant death. Or perhaps it's because unique bonds are...
Submarines: why no nuclear option?
By Peter Jennings*
After the publication of the 2016 defence white paper in February that year, I was approached by a senior politician who had...
Submariners at risk, veteran diver warns
By Anthony ‘Dusty’ Miller*
Last week Defence announced that the Royal Australian Navy’s contract for a new submarine rescue system is on the department’s ‘project of interest’...
SIA conference scores top speaker line-up
Another high-profile speaker has been confirmed for the upcoming 10th Biennial Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA) Conference 2020 – Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry,...
The latest on the next US supercarrier
The U.S. Navy’s next Ford-class supercarrier, the John F. Kennedy, will be delivered to the fleet with its full suite of advanced electronics and...
Questions on submarine project answered
By Marcus Hellyer*
There’s a common rule of thumb in militaries known as ‘the rule of threes’: for every three platforms you have, you can deploy...
French submarine launches Cruise missile
The first French naval cruise missile launch was carried out by the nuclear-powered attack submarine Suffren, ukdj reports.
On October 20th 2020, the Suffren, the...
US Navy’s plans for refuelling drones
The Navy is studying the effects its new unmanned refueling aircraft could have on California's Pacific coastline as it makes decisions on where to...
Australian-Singapore naval co-operation
HMAS Adelaide has provided an at-sea platform for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) CH-47 heavy-lift helicopter crews to requalify in deck landings...