- June 23rd, 2026
Greens senator David Shoebridge has raised doubts over whether China would seek to shut key maritime trade routes with Australia, while warning against what he described as a strategic “warpath with Washington”, as debate intensifies over the future of the...
A quiet change announced at a Singapore security conference has swapped Australia's promised cutting-edge submarine for an older, less capable vessel — and Canberra barely blinked. At a security conference in Singapore over the weekend, the three AUKUS partners —...
More than four years after the AUKUS security pact was unveiled with fanfare, serious doubts are deepening in Australia over whether its most ambitious promise — nuclear-powered submarines — can ever be delivered as planned. While the United States and...
A retired British Rear Admiral has raised serious doubts over the United Kingdom’s ability to deliver nuclear-powered submarines to Australia under the AUKUS defence pact, warning that the program faces a “high probability” of failure. Under AUKUS, Australia aims to...
Australia has reached a key milestone in its ambitious plan to develop conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS partnership, with the official establishment of the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator (ANNPSR) — a new statutory agency tasked with...
Australia’s decision to embrace nuclear-powered submarines through the AUKUS agreement marks a profound transformation in its defense doctrine — one driven by the need for undersea dominance in a rapidly evolving Indo-Pacific security environment. It is a generational bet: costly,...
Russia’s alleged request to station long-range military aircraft at Manuhua Air Force Base in Biak Numfor, Papua, has sent geopolitical tremors across the Indo-Pacific. First reported by respected defense outlet Janes, the revelation has unsettled Canberra, galvanized Washington, and thrown...
The AUKUS trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom has been hailed as a significant step in bolstering security in the Indo-Pacific region. Announced in 2021, the pact's flagship initiative is Australia's acquisition of nuclear-powered...
Three years have passed since the landmark announcement on September 15, 2021, when the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom unveiled their strategic security partnership known as AUKUS. This trilateral agreement, primarily focused on enhancing regional security in the...
The announcement of the AUKUS pact in September 2021 marked a significant shift in Australia’s strategic alignment. The decision to acquire eight nuclear-powered submarines, built locally in partnership with the United States and the United Kingdom, was touted as a...
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