Will all submarines be visible and obsolete by 2040?
Australia’s proposed nuclear-powered submarines could be obsolete by the time they hit the water in the 2040s due to new technologies making underwater vessels...
Subs: Australia in new strategic league
By Ron Huisken*
In a world largely inured to shocks, the announcement that Australia, in partnership with the United States and the United Kingdom, would...
Big impact on AU-EU relations
Australia’s decision to terminate a A$90 billion defence contract with France to forge a new defence alliance with the US and UK was a...
Subs: Lots of unanswered questions
By Marcus Hellyer*
It is correct, as former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has asserted, that few of the questions raised by the government’s announcement that...
Are N-subs the right way to go?
By Hugh White*
Are nuclear-powered submarines better – more cost-effective – for Australia’s operational needs than conventionally-powered ones? This is one of the many questions...
How to buy a submarine
By Andrew Davies*
I’ll admit to being surprised when Australia announced the termination of the deal with Naval Group to build the Attack-class submarines. Not...
Defence chiefs’ message to subs’ staff
Message from the Secretary of the Department of Defence, Greg Moriarty, and the Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell.
The Government’s announcement that...
Credibility rests on subs’ success
By Marcus Hellyer*
What a difference a day makes. On Wednesday, Australians wouldn’t agree to host storage facilities for low-grade medical nuclear waste anywhere in...
Future after Attack’s demise
By Ben Stevens*
The Morrison government’s decision to scrap the $90 billion program to build 12 Attack-class submarines and pursue nuclear-propelled vessels will drastically improve...
Subs hole: Australia should stop digging
By Albert Palazzo*
There is an old saying that if you find yourself in a hole, the best course of action is to stop digging....