Australia’s nuclear security questioned
While Australia and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have committed to providing the security of technology transfer through the AUKUS agreements, the RAN has...
Report on US Navy Virginia-class submarine program & AUKUS submarine
On 25 September the US Congressional Research Service released a 74 page report on the US Navy’s Virginia-Class submarine program and the AUKUS submarine...
Marles addresses AUKUS slowness
Concerns raised about the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine project moving too slowly have been addressed by Defence Minister Richard Marles at an Adelaide conference (September...
Taiwan to test its first home-built submarine
Taiwan is working on the first submarine of its own production. The diesel-electric submarine is ready for a lengthy series of tests that will...
Australia to invest $3b in US shipyards
Australia plans to make a $3 billion AUKUS investment in the US over the next five years for long-lead items and to help fund...
Submarine arrives caked in algae
Here at The War Zone, we’ve seen our fair share of naval vessels looking, how shall we say, worse for wear, the War Zone...
US senator warns against AUKUS delay
Congress is at risk of "doing Beijing's work" if it fails to pass legislation necessary to the AUKUS deal, the US Senate's foreign relations...
N Korea’s new nuclear submarine
North Korea has launched the Hero Kim Gun-ok nuclear submarine. Kim Jong Un attended the ceremony, Naval News reports.
The new North Korean submarine is...
Keys to anti-submarine warfare
By Jennifer Parker*
On the night of 31 May 1942, my grandfather was a young boy hiding under the kitchen table as Sydney went into...
AUKUS subs: what of Australian content?
By Peter Briggs*
British media reports indicate that the UK Ministry of Defence intends to sign a contract with BAE Systems for the ‘detailed design...