US uncrewed vessel’s Chinese encounter
During a long-endurance trek across the Pacific, a small uncrewed surface vessel (USV) owned by a California company had an encounter with a Chinese...
Australian steel used in US sub building
Australian-made submarine grade steel will be used in the build of US Navy Virginia-class submarines for the first time, Australian Defence Magazine reports.
Bisalloy Steel...
AUKUS dry-dock designer selected
A Leidos subsidiary has been selected to design the dry dock for Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarines, Breaking Defense reports.
Leidos Gibbs and Cox, a US-based...
WA N-base: planning for war
By Michael Pezzullo*
From 2027, Australia will host under the AUKUS agreement a US submarine force at HMAS Stirling, near Perth. It will be known...
One AUKUS element by-passing scrutiny
By Raelene Lockhorst*
For no good reason that anyone can see, much of the infrastructure spending for building Australian nuclear submarines is bypassing public accountability.
Of...
AUKUS dependent of workforce
By Raelene Lockhorst*
The success of Australia’s nuclear submarine program will depend on whether workforce, education and migration policy can keep pace with defence ambition....
$76.6bn for 14 nuclear submarines
The U.S. Navy announced that it is awarding contracts for another round of ballistic missile and fast-attack submarines.
The Defense Department is granting a collective...
HMAS Perth sails for 2026 Regional Presence Deployment
On 24 July it was announced that the Anzac class frigate HMAS Perth has departed Fleet Base West in Western Australia to commence the...
China Coast Guard’s militarisation
Footage has confirmed the service entry of Z-20F maritime helicopter in the China Coast Guard, which represents a major landmark the modernisation of the...
Taiwan gets coast guard cutter
Taipei received its latest cutter this week from a $1.3 billion program initiated almost a decade ago to expand Taiwan’s white hull fleet to...