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Israeli navy knocks out Hezbollah drones

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Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Saturday it had sent three unarmed drones towards an Israeli Mediterranean gas rig, which the Israeli military said it had...

Austal wins contract to build US cutters

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Austal USA has been awarded a contract with a potential value of US$3.3 billion (A$4.35 billion) for the detail design and construction of up...

N-sub program could run till 2060s

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By Marcus Hellyer and Andrew Nicholls* In our most recent article, we argued that the Australian government should widen the aperture of the lens through which...

Russian missile hits ‘ecological bomb’

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A Russian missile has hit a tanker that has been drifting in the Black Sea for over four months and had been carrying diesel,...

Plugging the n-sub gap

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Defence Minister Richard Marles has not ruled out buying ready-made nuclear submarines to plug the gap in Australia’s defence capabilities, as he sought to...

IAEA wants more work on n-subs

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The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned there is a lot of technical work to be done before Australia's AUKUS submarine...

Sails added to bulk tanker

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A newcastlemax bulk carrier belonging to Singapore-based Berge Bulk will be fitted with four WindWings sails in the second quarter of 2023, gCaptain reports. The...

RIMPAC exercise kicks off

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Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel...

US Navy’s climate strategy tested

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The US Navy conducted a war game Wednesday to assess how amphibious exercises in the Western Pacific will navigate the consequences of climate change,...

The aim of China’s third carrier

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By Sam Roggeveen* China’s launch of a new aircraft carrier, its third and the second built entirely at home, speaks to Beijing’s ambitions to become...