Work on UK N-sub WA deployment
As part of AUKUS, the United Kingdom and the United States are establishing a rotational presence of one UK Astute class submarine and up...
WWII Fremantle an AUKUS precursor
By Euan Graham
The strategic potential of Submarine Rotational Force-West, the AUKUS initiative that commits the United States and United Kingdom to forward-deploy a small...
Indonesia closer to French sub deal
France has been offering Scorpene for years. On February 10, 2022, Naval Group and Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder, PT PAL Indonesia, signed an MoU on...
ASC and BAE to build new submarines
The Australian government has announced a joint venture between the Commonwealth-owned ASC and BAE Systems Australia to build nuclear submarines for the Royal Australian...
Australia facing a submarine-less decade
The provision of American Virginia-class subs depends on US industrial development, military needs, politics – and possibly Trump. Australia has no agency or leverage...
Australia to put $5bn into UK sub production
Britain’s defence secretary has warned that distracted democracies risk emboldening dictators, as Australia prepares to pump almost $5 billion into the United Kingdom’s production...
US postpones attack sub program
The U.S. Navy is pushing back the start of construction on its next-generation attack submarine by nearly a decade, citing tight budgets and a...
How to find a lost submarine
By Andrew Song*
How does one find an object not meant to be found? Forensic maritime investigators in 2017 stumbled across this question when searching...
Will AUKUS survive Trump?
A year ago, the AUKUS agreement was formally announced between Australian and UK Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Rishi Sunak and US President Joe...
USS Annapolis in Perth
USS Annapolis (SSN 760) arrived in HMAS Stirling in Perth, Western Australia Sunday.
This marks the second visit by a U.S. fast-attack submarine to HMAS...