The vast Pacific Ocean conceals one of America’s most advanced strategic assets: the Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine.

The Indo-Pacific has become the world’s most strategically contested waters, where submarine capabilities can tip the balance ...

The U.S. will sell Australia three in-service Virginia-class submarines, pivoting from the planned acquisition of one new and ...

Following news of Australia acquiring used Virginia-class submarines from the US, AUKUS has been in the headlines again, but ...

The deal will cost Australia $368bn but the strongest signal yet has come that the US is not building enough subs for itself, let alone for Australia ...

The US Navy's Virginia-class submarine program is projected to run $17 billion over budget through 2030. The Navy is expected to build two Virginia subs a year and faces a time crunch with upcoming ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles quashed claims the progress of AUKUS is moving too slowly and said it is tracking “at pace” ...

Some say Australia’s new deal is akin to forfeiting a deposit on a new Renault to get a top-of-the-range Tesla, but receiving ...

Defence industry experts argue Australia should consider how to prevent a naval "capability gap" — or risk being left exposed.