Nuclear Submarines for Australia? When?
This article is part of the ANI Occasional Papers Series. Details about the series are here.
By Jack Dillich*
A Taskforce will roll out its “optimal...
5th Astute-class heads to sea
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Australia likely to get British N-sub
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Indonesia’s submarine problem
By Alexander M. Hynd and Max Broad*
This September will mark 50 years of formal diplomatic ties between Indonesia and South Korea.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign...
WWII US submarine wreckage found
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RAN to have full operational control over subs: Mead
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Virginia-class line now fully staffed
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After 42 years, big N-sub withdrawn
After 41 years in Arctic waters, the giant Cold War weapon TK-208 “Dmitri Donskoy” is withdrawn from service, the Barents Observer reports.
The Typhoon was the...
Congress urged to expedite N-subs
A former leading commander of the US navy in the Indo-Pacific has urged Congress to fast-track development of Australia’s nuclear submarines, warning the AUKUS...
Nuclear advantage remains unexplained
Of all the places to drop a bombshell about Australia’s quest for new submarines, could Defence Minister Richard Marles have picked a worse one...