SunCable’s vulnerability
By Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga*
When the Nord Stream gas pipelines were sabotaged in 2022, Europe learned a hard lesson: even civilian infrastructure once seen...
SA-Rolls Royce sign AUKUS booster
In a major boost to Australia’s AUKUS program, the South Australian government has reached a landmark agreement with British defence giant Rolls-Royce to boost...
Natural language plan for uncrewed vessels
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) and Plymouth-based Marine AI have launched a research project to give uncrewed vessels the ability to communicate naturally with...
Australia’s underwater drone program
As part of the AUKUS agreement, Australia's defence industry is quietly developing underwater drones that could transform naval warfare. But experts warn the AUKUS...
China’s extra-large underwater drones
China’s naval expansion continues to surprise onlookers. Less visible, until now, have been developments in underwater drones. That is about to change with an...
Taiwan boosting drone defences
Taiwan is now rapidly developing a naval drone capability. Several types have been seen being trialled with a range of armaments. These vessels, known...
UK uncrewed sub controlled from Australia
The Royal Navy has demonstrated for the first time that its new Experimental Vessel (XV) Excalibur can be controlled from the other side of...
Satellite images show massive Chinese build-up
China has built a 3,200-hectare network of island military bases in the South China Sea, some of which are now capable of launching nuclear...
UUV launched from UK N-sub
The Royal Navy has conducted a pioneering trial demonstrating the launch and recovery of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) from a submarine, expanding the capabilities...
Japan’s new railgun naval weapon
Japan may soon succeed where many countries, including the US, failed. More than a century after the first theoretical models of the railgun were...