N-subs: let’s move to Plan B
By Peter Briggs*
The Trump administration’s actions in abandoning long-term alliances with Europe, support for Nato and Ukraine is a wakeup call. The new reality...
AUKUS: Why Australia should stay the course
The world is in a difficult stage of its recent history, and the new United States administration’s change of tack is undeniably jarring, Jennifer...
AUKUS: a conspiracy of silence
Australians have never had the chance to properly vote on AUKUS. The major parties haven’t allowed them, Bernard Keane writes in Crickey.
It was foisted...
Australia should axe costly N-subs
By Henry Sokolski*
Earlier this month, the Australian government made its first payment of $500 million toward eventually obtaining US nuclear-powered submarines under the 2021...
Report to US Congress on AUKUS and Indo-Pacific security
On 3 March the US Congressional research Service released an updated ‘In Focus’ report on AUKUS and Indo-Pacific Security. It stated:
In 2021, Australia, the...
Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy
On 5 March the Australian Submarine Agency updated Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy. In doing so it stated that:
Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy outlines...
Japan orders fourth Taigei-class sub
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned the fourth of its Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSK), which feature better detection and anti-detection capabilities...
The case for UK’s nuclear naval upgrade
In this article, we counter some of the arguments frequently presented by those campaigning for the UK to abandon its nuclear deterrent, Navy Lookout...
China claims new anti-sub technology
Could China’s new magnetic wake detection technology mark the end of stealth submarine warfare? Reports on recent Chinese research suggests it might, the Eurasian...
New UK submarine support hub
The Submarine Availability Support Hub is the latest in a string of government investments in submarine warfare, Shephard Media reports.
The UK Government, one of...