China-Taiwan submarine imbalance
Even to laypeople, the odds of a China-versus-Taiwan underwater faceoff seem unbalanced, VOA News reports.
China’s submarine force: 66 boats in 2020 with 76 expected...
New Russian submarine revealed
Nuclear weapons are Russia's ultimate insurance policy against NATO intervention in Ukraine. As their importance is emphasised, an ambitious new ballistic missile submarine has...
N Korean sub’s first deployment
On August 16th, the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) (North Korea) confirmed that its first ship-in-class KSS III submarine, ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, has...
China’s newest N-sub near Taiwan
The Chinese Navy’s (PLAN) latest submarine, which was only commissioned in July, is based in their East Sea Fleet. This fleet faces off against...
French warning on N-sub task
One of France's most senior defence figures is warning Australia that acquiring nuclear submarines will be "much more difficult" than the now scrapped plan...
N-subs: managing the capability gap
By Marcus Hellyer and Andrew Nicholls*
In a previous piece, we examined the broad schedule of Australia’s capability transition from conventional submarines to nuclear-powered submarines...
Extending US N-subs’ life
On June 4, the US Navy laid the keel for USS District of Columbia, the first of its new Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines, at...
New Government and submarine program
By Dr John Bruni and CDRE Pat Tyrrell OBE RN (Ret’d)*
Australia made international headlines when it agreed to the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal. But,...
N-sub program could run till 2060s
By Marcus Hellyer and Andrew Nicholls*
In our most recent article, we argued that the Australian government should widen the aperture of the lens through which...
Plugging the n-sub gap
Defence Minister Richard Marles has not ruled out buying ready-made nuclear submarines to plug the gap in Australia’s defence capabilities, as he sought to...