A project-delivery problem with a strategic fix
By ‘Sebastian’*
The sudden announcement of AUKUS and the plan for Australia to have nuclear submarines is at its heart a means to provide a...
Australia needs nuclear submarines now, not later
By Tom Lewis*
In the debate which has ensued since the federal government decided not to continue with the French submarine contract, it has become...
N-sub HMS Astute in WA
The Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) Astute is conducting a port call to Perth (Western Australia). The visit, a first for an Astute-class submarine,...
Mature design most like for N-subs
The navy is "very unlikely" to select a hybrid nuclear submarine design that combines both British and American technology, as it looks to replace...
Defence conversation must go beyond subs
By Michael Shoebridge*
Most of Defence’s grilling in Senate estimates yesterday was about plans and issues around getting eight nuclear submarines for the Royal Australian...
Inside France’s newest nuclear submarine
Leading Navies are secretive about the full capabilities of their submarines. In a rare privilege, Naval News has been allowed aboard the French Navy's...
N-subs: militarism lacking strategy
By Sian Troth*
Australia’s intentions to acquire nuclear powered submarines raise an important question: what are the submarines for? It appears that strategic rationale has...
The second-hand option for N-subs
By Marcus Hellyer*
In case you’ve just arrived from Mars, the Australian government has announced it will acquire, with the assistance of the United States...
Do the maths, and build subs in US
The first of anything is expensive. Theodore Wright studied this in the 1930s and found a mathematical relationship between how many of a thing...
Biden warned on weapons-grade uranium
There is growing pressure on the new Aukus partners to scrap plans to use weapons-grade uranium on submarines, the Guardian reports.
A group of former...