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...
Deficiencies in US submarine munitions
By Alana Davis*
In 2023, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) wargamed a conflict between the United States of America and the People’s...
UK sub into China’s backyard
The Royal Navy submarine HMS Anson made a stop at Gibraltar late last month, part of a longer journey to Australia. That submarine, part...
Australia orders long lead items for SSN AUKUS
On 24 February it was announced that the Commonwealth Government had ordered and made a $310 million payment for long-lead items from the UK....
The case for a mixed US submarine fleet
By Roy Wood*
The U.S. Navy for decades has relied almost exclusively on nuclear-powered submarines. But the strategic and industrial context has changed. Adversary fleets...
Australia-UK SNN build symmetry
Australia has just announced it will spend around AUS$30bn (£15.6bn) to build a large nuclear submarine construction yard at Osborne in Adelaide which is...
Putting the UK back into AUKUS
By David Vallance*
The Royal Navy’s first contribution to Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-W) is on its way to the southern hemisphere. HMS Anson will join...
$3.9bn towards $30bn AUKUS SSN shipyard
The South Australian and federal governments have released plans worth $30 billion for a shipyard in Adelaide that will build at least eight nuclear-powered...
N Korea’s claims first N-submarine
North Korea’s claimed construction of its first nuclear-powered submarine represents a pivotal milestone in the country’s naval modernisation drive, Jane's reports.
The submarine, described by...