US pushes faster Aussie N-sub plan
Australia will engage with US plans to accelerate the construction of AUKUS nuclear submarines, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as Tony Abbott calls for...
Noisy Collins makes N-subs more urgent
Australia's most recently retired navy chief warns the country's ageing Collins Class submarine fleet will become easier to detect in an increasingly crowded maritime neighbourhood...
AUKUS and submarine proliferation
By Collin Koh*
This policy brief from the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network reviews nuclear submarine acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific region since AUKUS was first announced last...
What exactly is AUKUS?
By Alessio Patalano*
Since its announcement a year ago, the AUKUS agreement linking the US and the UK to Australia’s ambition to acquire nuclear-powered submarines...
Urgent to train Australian N-sub crews
One year into a new security relationship between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, US lawmakers and naval experts are urging officials...
A medium-term submarine option
By James Garlick*
A significant proportion of defence commentary these days is focused on quickly and cost-effectively enhancing the Australian Defence Force’s lethality in the...
Russia’s titanium submarines
By Alex Betley*
The U.S. Navy clearly builds the most powerful, silent, and sophisticated submarines on the planet today. However, during the days of the...
AUKUS: ‘hubris’ still shocks some
On 15 September 2021, Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined his British counterpart Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden to announce AUKUS. In so...
AUKUS: a US or UK submarine?
Last week, Defence Minister Richard Marles returned from a successful visit to the United Kingdom. At the top of his agenda was a series...
Sunk N-sub ‘posed no danger’
Recently released documents about the sinking of attack submarine USS Thresher (SSN-573) show the lengths the Navy took to assure the public that the...