Australia will deepen its defence ties with Britain by spending $310 million on a new stage of the AUKUS submarine project as well as launching joint work on radar systems, drones and missile tests that […]
According to information released by the U.S. Department of War on December 8, 2025, U.S. and Australian officials used the 40th AUSMIN talks in Washington to reaffirm that the SSN AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine program is […]
The U.S. Department of Defense has validated the existing AUKUS submarine pathway, including the planned transfer of at least three Virginia-class submarines to Australia from the early 2030s, and the launch of the first Australian-built […]
Four major defense companies have proposed the establishment of an AUKUS Combat Systems Collaborative Team in contemplation of a potential role for Australia’s SSN-AUKUS conventionally armed nuclear-powered submarines. As disclosed, BAE Systems, Raytheon Australia, General […]
Australia will spend an initial $8 billion to upgrade its shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government announced on Sunday. The investment is to be spent over a decade to transform […]
A leading American think tank has urged Australia to provide the US with “concrete” pledges on how it would deploy nuclear-powered submarines if conflict breaks out. The report by the Centre for Strategic and International […]
The AUKUS submarine deal was flawed from the start, and its possible collapse offers Australia a chance to rethink its defense strategy, reclaim sovereignty and pursue more practical, cost-effective alternatives. The AUKUS partnership, the 2021 […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has launched a formal review of former President Joe Biden’s AUKUS defense pact with Australia and Britain to allow Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, a U.S. defense official said. Australia, […]
For more than a century, Australia has followed the same defence policy: dependence on a great power, first the United Kingdom and then the United States. Without properly considering other options, successive federal governments have […]
U.S. controls on sensitive defence exports, relaxed for AUKUS partner Australia last year, still apply to submarines, creating hurdles to defence industry collaboration on U.S. Virginia-class sub production, officials and executives said. Whether the United […]
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