AUKUS subs could be useless by 2050
Make no mistake: modern submarines, especially nuclear-powered ones, are one of the most potent and effective weapon systems in today’s world. That is, until...
N-subs: wider implications for RAN
By ‘Sebastian’*
The announcement this week of the AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarine Pathway was momentous. It is hard to recall a more significant capability decision for...
Exercise La Perouse 2023
On 13 and 14 March 2023, the multilateral cooperation Exercise La Perouse 2023 brought together seven nations involved in maritime security in the Indo-Pacific...
SA and Feds sign submarine cooperation accord
On 15 March the Commonwealth and the South Australian Governments signed a Cooperation Agreement, outlining their respective governments’ commitment to supporting the construction of...
Fifth Cape-class launched
Defence’s fifth evolved Cape-class patrol boat (CCPB) has been launched in Henderson, Western Australia, bringing Australia a step closer to an enhanced border protection...
Biggest engineering feat since the Snowy
With the official AUKUS ceremony out of the way, Tuesday marked the start of the real work for Australia as it begins to grapple...
How AUKUS will help US industrial base
Defense officials are optimistic that billions of dollars of investments in the U.S. submarine industrial base will increase capacity to and even above the...
Passing of James Goldrick
The Australian Naval Institute sadly notifies that James Goldrick passed away this morning (17 March 2023) at 0020 at the Clare Holland Hospice in...
Obituary: Rear Admiral James Goldrick AO CSC RAN Retired
Outstanding Naval Officer and Internationally Acclaimed Naval Historian and Strategist
By Vice Admiral Peter Jones, ANI President
On 17 March 2023 Rear Admiral James Goldrick died...
New submarines – dreams and nightmares
By Tom Lewis*
The announcement of the route we will take to acquire nuclear submarines is good only in parts. Down the road a decade...