Capability

Russian mega-sub in Baltic

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Last autumn, the “Severodvinsk” test launched the submarine version of Russia’s new hypersonic Tsirkon cruise missile in the Barents Sea. It is unclear whether...

RIMPAC mine-hunting exercise

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Partner nation teams are using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to assist explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) dive teams by searching for manmade objects that could...

US Navy in Black Sea exercise

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U.S. naval forces are taking part in a Black Sea exercise and visiting a Turkish city this week, bringing with them a message of...

N-subs: managing the capability gap

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By Marcus Hellyer and Andrew Nicholls* In a previous piece, we examined the broad schedule of Australia’s capability transition from conventional submarines to nuclear-powered submarines...

Extending US N-subs’ life

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On June 4, the US Navy laid the keel for USS District of Columbia, the first of its new Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines, at...

US FoN operation in South China Sea

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A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands on Saturday, the U.S. Navy said, its second such "freedom of navigation" operation in...

Advantages of shooting landing craft

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By Przemyslaw Ziemacki* Amphibious and transport operations can play a vital role at all levels of war, but landing craft can do much more than...

Better US naval options to deal with China

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By Commander Bryan Clark* China’s coast guard and maritime militia have mounted what essentially is an insurgency in the East and South China Seas for...

Huge N-sub rejoins RN fleet

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An impressive nuclear submarine which is capable of generating its own supply of water and oxygen and is almost as long as St Paul’s...

Official silence on Chinese tracking

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Defence has cited "operational security reasons" for not discussing an Australian warship's recent encounters with the Chinese military while sailing through international waters claimed...