Key time for AUKUS submarine workforce
Australia stands at an inflection point, where the government’s near-term success in preparing its national workforce will determine the future of its defence capability,...
Astute lessons for Australia’s submarine workforce
By Samuel Garrett*
Senior officials in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom continue to sing the praises of the AUKUS agreement. The likely...
Philippine-Indian naval exercise
On 13 December the Indian Corvette INS Kadmatt and the Filipino frigate BRP Ramon Alcarazconducted a maritime partnership exercise in the West Philippine Sea....
Drones from Yemen attack French frigate
A French guided-missile frigate came under attack from two lethal drones launched from Yemen, officials in Paris said on 11 December 2023.
On 9 December,...
RAN’s new regional maintenance providers
Australia’s maritime capability has received a major boost as the third and fourth Regional Maintenance Providers (RMPs) in the network of Regional Maintenance Centres...
US Congressional Report on Virginia-class and AUKUS Submarine plans
On 13 December the US Congressional Research Service published a 106-page report on the Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine Proposal.
The proposed first major...
China’s new sub silently introduced
The Dec 3 three-nation announcement of progress on the AUKUS pact to deliver nuclear-powered submarines and other high-tech capacities keeps the deal’s momentum going....
Climate crisis straining ADF
I first deployed to fight fires as a member of the Australian Defence Force in the summer of 1993. During that summer, I served...
US urges wider use of drones
The U.S. is pushing allies and partners to use more drones in their militaries and operations, the Pentagon’s top Asia-Pacific official said, Defense One...
How to stop acoustic aggression
Soviet warships regularly sparred with Western navies during the Cold War years, conducting close-in ship-to-ship manoeuvres and pointing lasers against their foreign opponents at...