AUKUS and industrial integration
By Adam Leslie*
The AUKUS defence partnership of Australia, the UK and US has made remarkable progress since its establishment in September 2021, though it...
Blow to Putin’s dirty fleet
By Selwyn Parker*
It’s the near-miss that has shocked Brussels into action. Drifting helplessly in the Baltic Sea with 100,000 tonnes of oil in its...
Lack of US laser progress ’embarrassing’
A top US Navy fleet commander says the service should be “embarrassed” by the fact it hasn’t managed yet to scale directed energy weapons...
Is the UK’s Astute class the best in the world
Steve Balestrieri of 19fortyfive.com argues that the UK's Astute class submarine is the best in the world.
The Royal Navy ruled the seas for centuries,...
Global firms eye Australia for AUKUS deals
Global firms are partnering with Australian based entities in a bid to position themselves for lucrative AUKUS submarine contracts, despite law changes needed to...
UK heading for nuclear surface warships
There has been an update on the Royal Navy’s effort to explore nuclear-powered surface ships, building on its earlier Request for Information (RFI) issued...
Key UK N-sub program lagging
The Core Production Capability programme, tasked with delivering safe nuclear reactor cores for the UK’s submarine fleet, remains under pressure as highlighted in the...
Australia’s Virginia acquisition doubts
By Peter Briggs*
Australia’s plan to acquire Virginia-class submarines from the United State is looking increasingly improbable. The US building program is slipping too badly....
Pakistani OPV on delivery voyage
The newly commissioned Yarmook-class offshore patrol vessel PNS Yamama, is on her delivery voyage from Romania to Pakistan. En-route Yamama visited Golcuk and Aksaz...
Missile re-loading hurdle
U.S. Navy destroyers and cruisers needing to leave the ongoing battle against Iran-backed Houthi rebel missile and drone barrages in the Red Sea to...