Indonesia looks to France for its subs program
Indonesia is planning to spend big on building its submarine fleet with France’s help, potentially nixing its long-standing defense partnership with South Korea in...
US subs’ more public profile
A U.S. nuclear-armed submarine will make a publicly announced visit to South Korea within months, prompting debate about the wisdom of a heightened public...
Israel’s new autonomous submarine
On 05 May 2023, Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled a large autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) called BlueWhale, which is described as an unmanned submarine...
US N-subs to dock in S Korea
Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday will sign an agreement that includes plans to have U.S. nuclear-armed submarines dock in South...
India goes for extra-large uncrewed submarines
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has initiated a project to design and develop Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (XLUUV). A document released last month...
AUKUS: Canada stuggles to keep up
By Dave Makichuk, Western Standard
You might recall the running joke, a few years ago. It was said that the West Edmonton Mall had more...
Impact of AUKUS on US ship-building
The US Navy’s new 30-year shipbuilding plan, unveiled today, shows the US plans to build additional Virginia-class submarines to replace those eventually sold to...
Budgeting for Australia’s N-subs
By David Uren*
The upper estimate of $368 billion for Australia’s acquisition of eight nuclear-powered submarines is an impossibly large number. (Australian Strategic Policy Institute's...
Former CN’s view of AUKUS plan
By Brendan Nicholson*
The carefully staged AUKUS plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) will build increased deterrence as each phase is completed, former...
Rise of uncrewed underwater systems
Navies will not stop using large submarines but will increasingly rely on smaller uncrewed systems as the oceans become more “transparent”, a defence contractor...