BAE to get key AUKUS N-sub role
Plans have surfaced from a recent ‘Departmental Minute dated 28 June 2023‘ indicating the UK Ministry of Defence’s intent to contract BAE Systems for...
US House advances AUKUS steps
The House on Wednesday advanced a series of authorizations needed to implement the trilateral AUKUS agreement, meant to enable the U.S. and U.K. to...
WWI submarine found off Shetland
A German U-boat sunk in the First World War has been discovered off the coast of Shetland, the Shetland Times reports.
The submarine UC-55 was...
Saab’s submarine offer to Netherlands
With the support of Sweden and the United Kingdom, Saab has presented a proposal to the Netherlands to replace their existing submarines, Naval Technology reports.
The offer...
US Republicans call for sub shipbuilding Boost
On 26 July a group of twenty-two Republican senators wrote to President Biden seeking an increase in the US submarine building capacity. This plan...
Britain’s big SSN AUKUS commitment
By Euan Graham*
The pathway to Australia acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, under Pillar 1 of the AUKUS partnership, assigns a prominent role to the UK, as...
Indian Navy’s extra submarines
The Indian Navy’s submarine fleet is poised to receive a significant boost with the acquisition of three new Kalvari Class (Scorpène-class) from France, the...
US N-sub’s damage revealed
The Navy has posted new pictures of its Seawolf class nuclear fast attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22), which was badly damaged when it struck...
US Senate bill on N-subs transfer
The U.S. Senate took a tangible step forward to supply the Royal Australian Navy with its own nuclear attack boats with a new AUKUS...
How Australia’s SSN’s will benefit munitions industry
By Lee Goddard*
While much of the commentary around the historic trilateral AUKUS submarine deal has been focussed on the submarine’s nuclear-powered capability, there’s another...