Indo-Pacific Endeavour completes
On 5 December Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE), Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity, has come to a close with HMA Ships Adelaide and Stuart leaving Singapore...
China’s new uncrewed warship orca
The People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N)’s uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Orca attracted considerable interest at last month’s 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow...
Ex Defence chief to review Submarine Agency
Defence Minister Richard Marles has appointed former senior defence and security bureaucrat Dennis Richardson to conduct an urgent top-to-bottom review of the Australian Submarine...
Submarines: back to the French
By Peter Briggs*
Australia should start planning for acquisition of at least 12 submarines of the French Suffren design. The current AUKUS plan for eight...
US N-sub bases in Guam
Naval Base Guam received the USS Minnesota (SSN-783) on Tuesday, marking the first forward deployment of a Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine to the strategically...
Aussie 3D printer sold to Austal US
Australian additive manufacturing company SPEED3D has sold one of its advanced WarpSPEE3D metal printers to shipbuilder Austal USA, a leader in advanced manufacturing for...
Aussie uncrewed maker’s expansion
Sydney-based Ocius Technologies has ceremonially christened the first of two Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USV) destined for the RNZN along with the 12th Bluebottle...
Captain of Prince of Wales speaks up
On a cold, windswept morning, HMS Prince of Wales sat in the dock at Liverpool, its imposing silhouette blending seamlessly into the overcast Mersey...
Big upgrade for Zumwalt weapon systems
The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the...
Japan to allow joint development of new frigate
On November 28, the Japanese government announced that it has decided to allow joint development and production of Australia's new general purpose frigates, if...