Australian Navy
Anduril and C2 Robotics Can Solve Australia’s Virginia-Class Sub Nightmare
So long as its drone systems have stellar cybersecurity and can defend themselves against electronic attacks, AUKUS should abandon the costly Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine fiasco.
Missile Cruisers Could Solve the Australian Navy’s Missile Cell Problem
The navy is under-gunned for the strategic circumstances Australia faces. For years, commentators have criticized its existing and planned platforms for possessing too few missile cells. Many of them have suggested...
Going Shopping: Australia to Choose a Nuclear Submarine Design
Australian deputy prime minister and minister of defense Richard Marles explained that the country will be ready to choose a nuclear submarine design sometime in 2023. Canberra would also like...
AUKUS: U.S. Navy Admiral Appointed to Lead Submarine Development
The United States has appointed a senior U.S. Navy officer to head up the American leg of the AUKUS triad, choosing a U.S. Navy attack submarine admiral to the post....
New Bill Would Allow Australian Sailors to Train With the U.S. Navy
The move would help facilitate important knowledge from the United States Navy to the Royal Australian Navy as the country begins pursuing a nuclear submarine program. Royal Australian Sailors could...
Can Old Japanese Boats Bolster Australia’s Submarine Force?
Australia may have a way of very cheaply and quickly expanding its submarine force, improving its defences this decade and preparing for its planned nuclear-powered boats. We might do this...
Can Surface Naval Ships Survive an Onslaught of Undersea Threats?
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Asking the RAN to fight with great kit but a shallow magazine isn’t a great idea. Sailors will pay in blood and taxpayers will pay...
This Australian Aircraft Carrier Helped Kickstart China’s Carrier Dreams
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Even as it was being scrapped, some sources suggest the Chinese continued to study every aspect of HMAS Melbourne. By the end of the decade,...
Second-Order Effects of AUKUS Will Ripple Throughout the Pacific
The announcement in early September of a trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—known as AUKUS—heralds a new global power structure. It is a partnership...
Nuclear Propulsion for New Submarines? Australia Said ‘No Way’
The following extract is from ASPI’s latest special report, Submarines: Your questions answered, which attempts to answer the many questions that Australians pose when it comes to the design, acquisition, cost,...
Do Australia’s Submarines Cost More Now?
There have been claims in the media and by various commentators that the cost of Australia’s future submarine program has gone up. The Defence Department insists that it hasn’t. So,...
Why America Should Welcome Australia’s Submarine Buildup
Despite the change of government and the recent downturn in its economy, Australia has just recommitted to a modest military buildup. This is welcome news. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced his...