UK ships ‘charging at’ submarines
HMS Somerset has been honing its anti-submarine warfare skills in the Norwegian fjords, charging at allied submarines at full speed as part of Exercise...
Big shipyard plan for uncrewed vessels
Off the back of a $600 million Series C funding round, Saronic, the Texas-based defense startup company, announced this month it plans to build...
Whyalla: strategic steel for ships and defence
By David Uren*
Australia has been losing so many sovereign manufacturing capabilities over the past two decades that it is hard to know where to...
Chinese ships off Sydney coast
The Australian Defence Force is monitoring three Chinese navy ships which are understood to be sailing east of Sydney. According to a Defence Department...
Taiwan: short war a delusion
By Walker Mills*
The last two presidential administrations have presided over a shift to an increasingly confrontational relationship with the People’s Republic of China (PRC)...
China claims new anti-sub technology
Could China’s new magnetic wake detection technology mark the end of stealth submarine warfare? Reports on recent Chinese research suggests it might, the Eurasian...
Philippines opts for two submarines
The Philippines has announced that the Navy will receive two submarines for the defense of the country’s archipelago in the largest and final stage...
Indonesia needs better sea and air defence
By Karl Gading Sayudha*
Indonesia isn’t doing enough in acquiring advanced naval and air systems. Too much money and focus are still being spent on...
UK’s new North Atlantic drone plan
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is pursuing “a deployable and persistent wide area ASW search capability” built around the new Type 92 Sloop –...
European navies maintain Asian presence
By Emma Salisbury*
The European continent is consumed with local geopolitical problems, with Ukraine fighting an existential war for its future and Russia’s aggression knowing...