N-subs’ affect on other naval resourcing
By Richard Dunley*
Since the AUKUS announcement was made in September last year, a huge amount of ink has been spilled discussing the capabilities of...
Australia’s N-subs and the NPT
By Anastasia Kapetas*
When the AUKUS deal was announced in September, it generated immediate concern from nuclear watchdogs that the pact — which aims to...
Compo talks with French drag on
The Defence Minister Peter Dutton has conceded compensation negotiations with a French company over the dumped future submarine project are likely to drag well...
Cancelled subs contract to cost $5b
Australia's torpedoed French submarine program could eventually cost taxpayers up to $5.5 billion, despite the contract being torn up well before construction was to...
Towards Australian nuclear-powered submarines
By Clive Williams*
It always made sense for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) for their range and endurance. That’s what the RAN wanted...
The (semi-)announcement on submarine base
By Marcus Hellyer*
One of my colleagues told me on Monday morning that we were going to get a ‘semi-announcement’ on Australia’s submarine basing that...
Defects found in Korean submarines
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy) announced that defects were found in 3 of the 9 Son Won-il-class submarines, the South Korean variants...
US submarine force’s maintenance woe
The U.S. Navy attack submarine force inventory is at a low, and maintenance backlogs are making it harder to conduct important development work, the...
Speculation that Japan to get N-subs
Japanese media interest in the question of Japan getting nuclear -powered submarines peaked in late September last year, immediately after Australia made a surprise...
More details on new Chinese sub
Since a video was leaked of a new Chinese submarine on February 8, analysts have been trying to make sense of it. While the...