Importance of force posture
By Marcus Hellyer*
The Labor government’s election platform contained a commitment to conduct a ‘defence force posture review’. Historically, Australia’s defence posture reviews have mainly...
The end of paper charts is nigh
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced its intention to develop options for the withdrawal from global paper chart production by late 2026 to...
US seeks to boost unmanned fleet
The U.S. Navy sees its future fleet comprised of more than 350 manned ships and about 150 unmanned ships hoping technology means lower operating...
Russian mega-sub in Baltic
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
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
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...
China posits AUKUS conspiracy theory
China's government is ramping up its campaign against Australia's push to build nuclear-powered submarines with the United States and the United Kingdom, publishing a...
N-subs: managing the capability gap
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
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...
Australia ‘abusing Chinese restraint’
China has accused Australia of provocation in the South China Sea and said Australia – along with the United States and Canada – must...