Space: a third Pillar for AUKUS?
By James Palmer*
AUKUS is reshaping Australia’s strategic future, but its vision is incomplete. While the partnership’s first two pillars focus on submarines and advanced...
Logistics becoming less secure
By William Freer and Charlotte Kleberg*
For many years, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) members have grown accustomed to secure logistics in Europe, as well...
Russia cancels naval parade
Preparations for the Main Naval Parade in St. Petersburg were stopped earlier this week, allegedly for security concerns. There will be no nuclear submarines...
Former RN boss sacked
Sir Ben Key, the former head of the Royal Navy, will lose his rank but keep his pension, according to the MOD. The service...
Babcock begins work on SSN-AUKUS
Babcock has confirmed it has begun long-lead work on the UK’s future SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines, with new contracts secured during the past financial year...
New Spirit of Tasmania heads south
Spirit of Tasmania IV has departed Scotland and is bound for Hobart, with its expected arrival announced as "late-August". In a statement, ferry operator...
Submarine powered by hydrogen
The oceans are central to global geopolitics—and Spain has made its move. The Navy has deployed the S-80 Plus submarine, the only one on...
Inside a British shipbuilding yard
Inside a conference room in a building overlooking the Janet Harvey Hall on Glasgow’s River Clyde, Sir Simon Lister laid out a clear ambition...
KRI Brawijaya Handed Over to Indonesian Navy
On 2 July 2025 the handover ceremony of the first of two multi-purpose combat ship (MPCS) KRI Brawijaya into the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) was...
ANAO report into sustainment of Canberra Class LHDs
On 27 June the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) published its report, Department of Defence’s Sustainment of Canberra Class Amphibious Assault Ships (Landing Helicopter...