Naval defence without AUKUS Pillar I
By Michael Keating and Jon Stanford*
Back in 2021, the then prime minister, Scott Morrison announced the AUKUS agreement with the then American president and...
UK ‘unserious’ about naval defence
By Jake Thrupp and Alastair Walton*
Australia should have a big concern. Britain, a country that Australia is relying on for its future submarine force and...
Pakistan Navy commissions first Hangor-class submarine
On 30 April the commissioning ceremony for the first of the 2,800 tonne Type 039B Hangor class conventional submarines, PNS/M Hangor was held at...
AUKUS cracks are showing: UK inquiry
“Cracks are already beginning to show” in the UK’s funding for the AUKUS agreement, according to a British House of Commons Defence Committee inquiry....
Third Invincible-Class submarine arrives in Singapore
On 9 April the arrival or ‘homecoming’ ceremony for the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) Invincible-class submarine, Illustrious, was held at RSS Singapura –...
New Virginia class sub commissioned
The U.S. Navy officially commissioned its newest nuclear attack submarine during a Saturday ceremony at Boston Harbor, the service announced. The USS Massachusetts, —...
AUKUS subs or none: Defence chief
Australia will be left with no submarines if it abandons the Aukus deal with the US and UK, a senior defence official has warned,...
UK to buy AUKUS tech from US
The government of the United Kingdom (UK) has requested to buy submarine combat and weapon systems, technical support, US and UK embedded personnel, and...
JAUKUS possibility grows closer
By Ryosuke Hanada*
JAUKUS may yet be possible. I argued in 2023 that Japan couldn’t be added to AUKUS Pillar Two because it lacked legal...
Keeping Collins operational
The Government has held its fourth Product of Concern Summit in Canberra on Monday 2 March 2026 to support the sustainment of Australia’s Collins...