Accused Navy engineer stays in custody
Federal prosecutors asked Monday that a Navy engineer remain locked up as they press forward with charges that he tried to sell submarine secrets...
HMS Prince of Wales fully operational
The UK now has two aircraft carriers ready for duties as HMS Prince of Wales has been declared fully operational.
The fortnight-long Exercise Joint Warrior wrapped up two...
Japanese carrier to take F-35Bs
Short takeoff and vertical-landing F-35B stealth jets from the U.S. Marine Corps are poised to go aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, or JMSDF,...
Australian industry and Australian N-subs
By Brent Clark*
The Morrison Government fundamentally changed the approach to Australia’s submarine acquisition with the announcement that the Government would be terminating the Naval...
US submarine strikes object while submerged
The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in international waters...
Will all submarines be visible and obsolete by 2040?
Australia’s proposed nuclear-powered submarines could be obsolete by the time they hit the water in the 2040s due to new technologies making underwater vessels...
Subs: Australia in new strategic league
By Ron Huisken*
In a world largely inured to shocks, the announcement that Australia, in partnership with the United States and the United Kingdom, would...
Big impact on AU-EU relations
Australia’s decision to terminate a A$90 billion defence contract with France to forge a new defence alliance with the US and UK was a...
Subs: Lots of unanswered questions
By Marcus Hellyer*
It is correct, as former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has asserted, that few of the questions raised by the government’s announcement that...
Are N-subs the right way to go?
By Hugh White*
Are nuclear-powered submarines better – more cost-effective – for Australia’s operational needs than conventionally-powered ones? This is one of the many questions...