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Iran’s new drone aircraft carrier

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In a dry dock near the entrance to the Persian Gulf, Iran’s sectarian naval force is converting a former merchant container ship into a...

Newest French N-sub enters active duty

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The French MoD announced that the French Navy's Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) and its blue crew completed their first operational deployment with the...

US warship in Taiwan Strait

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A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the US Navy said, in a move likely to anger Beijing. The guided-missile destroyer USS...

Australia on track to buy N-subs from US: PM

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Australia is on track to announce plans to buy new nuclear-powered submarines from the US and UK, despite scepticism in Washington, the Albanese government...

Israelis to provide Type 26 armour

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Defence firm Plasan has signed a contract with BAE Systems to provide armour for the second batch of five Type 26 Frigates being built...

US senators’ AUKUS N-sub reservations

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Two key US lawmakers sent a warning shot to President Joe Biden over concerns that the AUKUS trilateral security agreement could imperil America’s submarine...

Extraordinary role of dolphins and sea lions

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By Gidget Fuentes* Since 1959, the US Navy has trained a small force of bottlenose dolphins and sea lions to recover lost equipment, intercept intruders...

Reawakening Malabar

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By Ben Stevens* After a false start 15 years ago, the annual Malabar naval exercise has become a key strategic development for the Quadrilateral Security...

Importance of the N-subs program

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Opportunities and challenges involved in Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines were discussed at the 11th biennial Submarine Institute of Australia conference hosted in Canberra...

US Navy’s quiet drone push

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Send in the sea drones! Er, or the “unmanned surface vehicles,” in the preferred Big Navy nomenclature, the Navy Times reports. Either way, 2023 should see...