Australia’s Nuclear Submarines – Costs and Timelines The dust is settling from the momentous AUKUS announcement in San Diego. What can we expect in the coming decade? A follow-on examination […]

By Editor Jack Dillich provided this article for publication in December 2022 but, unfortunately, it went into an email black hole and was only discovered on 20 February, by which […]

 Nuclear Submarines – the most complex endeavour in defence By Muir Macdonald and Alan Nicholl A paper for the SIA 11th Biennial Conference, Nov 20221 Disclaimer. The paper is offered […]

 ‘Australia’s navy is cultivating “a nuclear mindset”, says SSN taskforce chief’  29 Dec 2022| Brendan Nicholson Originally published 27 October 2022. After a year of intense research, the head of […]

AUKUS Lets US Slow New Sub Deliveries, Fix Submarine Maintenance Problems Congressman Rob Wittman, a Virginian eager to claim the top U.S. House spot as America’s next naval tastemaker, has […]

Australia Unveils ‘Ghost Shark’ Unmanned Submarine Prototype The testbed for Australia’s “Ghost Shark” unmanned submarine. Photo: VADM Mark Hammond RAN Australia has unveiled an early prototype of its “Ghost Shark” […]

Australia’s navy is cultivating ‘a nuclear mindset’, says SSN taskforce chief 27 Oct 2022    Brendan Nicholson  After a year of intense research, the head of the 350-strong nuclear-powered submarine […]

Immediate Need to  Decomplicate Acquisition of Six Submarines under Project 75(I) Program INS Kalvari – First of the indigernous build Type 75 Indian Navy’s 30-year-old plan to induct 24 submarines […]

Collins Class fleet to receive tech upgrade The submarines are set to be upgraded with an advanced optronics system under a new multi-million-dollar Commonwealth government investment.  Minister for Defence Peter […]

The case for building an evolved Collins Class submarine Should the Commonwealth government invest in the construction of a new Collins Class submarine to fill a potential capability gap ahead […]