AUKUS review is routine, not fundamental
By Jennifer Parker*
News that the US Department of Defence has launched an AUKUS review has Canberra’s defence circles in overdrive, with familiar critics already...
US to review AUKUS submarine deal
The United States has launched a snap review of the $368 billion AUKUS submarine deal, just before Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares for a...
First submarine uncrewed launch and retrieval
According to information published on the Facebook account of the U.S. Commander of Submarine Forces on May 30, 2025, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS...
Getting nuclear missile on Virginia-class subs
The “greatest risk” for the Navy’s planned fiscal 2034 delivery of the nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Nuclear (SLCM-N) is integrating it onboard Virginia-class submarines...
RN’s first uncrewed submarine
On 16 May the Royal Navy unveiled its first uncrewed submarine – paving the way for how the UK could operate in the underwater...
Why does Australia need submarines?
By Peter Briggs*
Why submarines? The submarine’s most fundamental, key feature is its stealth. A well-handled, submarine is able to operate without causing fuss, in...
Canada’s sub replacement problem
Canada, has the most extensive coastline in the world, with some 151,000 miles. And in an ever-changing political landscape, the country is woefully short...
A RAN first in nuclear training
The first enlisted Australian sailors that could eventually crew American and Australian nuclear attack submarines graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit,...
US and Australian navy leaders on USS Montana
The Director of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Adm. Bill Houston, who completed his Submarine Command Course training on Collins-class submarine HMAS Rankin...
Pillar II: new uncrewed undersea vessel
ThayerMahan and Ocius have inaugurated a persistent uncrewed undersea surveillance vessel that supports the objectives of AUKUS Pillar II, part of the trilateral security...