Fast minelaying vessel needed
By Greg Mapson*
Australia has made the long-overdue decision to arm its military with sophisticated sea mines. The surface combatant review now underway needs to...
Contract to upgrade NZ frigates
SEA will upgrade the communication systems of New Zealand Navy's Anzac-class frigates with its open architecture external communication capability under the frigate sustainment and...
Big Australian defence fuel contract
The Australian Government is investing in Australian industry and safeguarding national fuel security, through a major contract to refine and supply fuel for the...
EU steps up defence posture
The European Union (EU) recently announced new funding worth €842 million ($920 million) to support 41 defense projects covering next generation fighter jets, tanks,...
Cost pressure on Burke-class replacement
The Arleigh Burke class of destroyers, designated DDG-51 in the Navy’s taxonomy, is arguably the most successful warship program of the postwar era. It...
CN: Australia should have its own nuclear school
A nuclear power school should be built in Adelaide or Perth if the nation is serious about developing its sovereign AUKUS capability and wants...
RN’s unusual deployment to Caribbean
Amid some adverse comment questioning why the Royal Navy sending one of its few high-end air defence platforms to the region, HMS Dauntless is...
Australian Submarine Agency launched
The Australian Government has taken the next step (1 July 2023) towards delivering Australia’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines, with the launch of the Australian Submarine...
Next steps in the Baltic for NATO
By Mark F. Cancian , Sean Monaghan , and Daniel Fata
NATO will hold a leaders’ summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, next month. In preparation for...
Miraculous n-sub repair
Naval Group has delivered the Perle nuclear-powered attack submarine back to the French Navy after an extraordinary — and, the company claims, first-ever —...