Thai officials are scheduled to visit China this month to continue negotiations over a botched submarine deal, in which Beijing sold the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) submarines without engines. Sources at the Thai defense ministry told Asia Nikkei that Thailand is still considering a deal from China as Beijing attempts to save face after it failed…
Thai Navy Under Pressure to Buy ‘Notoriously Loud’ Chinese Submarine Engine After Germany Embargo
AUKUS Overcomes Obstacles to Protect Our Waters and Combat Hostile Ideologies
Commentary The recent AUKUS submarines announcement finally overcomes the political roadblocks that have bedevilled the replacement of Australia’s ageing fleet for more than a decade. The most significant aspect of the arrangements is the deployment of up to four U.S. Virginia-class submarines and one UK submarine to Australia from 2027. This was the original timeline…
Australia Finally Gets the Defences It Needs as AUKUS Clears Final Hurdles
March 19, 2023
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Commentary The recent AUKUS submarines announcement finally overcomes the political roadblocks that have bedevilled the replacement of Australia’s ageing fleet for more than a decade. The most significant aspect of the arrangements is the deployment of up to four U.S. Virginia-class submarines and one UK submarine to Australia from 2027. This was the original timeline…
AUKUS Submarine Deal to Generate Thousands of Jobs in Australia
The newly revealed multi-billion dollar AUKUS submarine deal will generate thousands of jobs for the Australian economy in the coming decades as the government is expected to invest heavily in infrastructure and the workforce. On March 14, the Australian government announced that it was developing a plan to build up the industrial capacity, infrastructure, and…
Canada Weighs Need for New Submarines as US, Britain Push Forward on Nuclear Fleets
The clock is ticking for the Canadian military to decide whether to replace its submarines, as Canada’s closest allies push ahead with plans to build new fleets. The Royal Canadian Navy launched a push to replace the country’s four Victoria-class submarines nearly two years ago by creating a special team to figure out what Canada…
NTD Good Morning (March 14): Australia Buying Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarines From US; After Effects of Bank Failures
Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States amid growing concerns over China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. After the recent bank failures, the Fed investigates the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to find out why regulators didn’t see it coming. A controversial oil drilling project in Alaska is now approved. The Biden…
LIVE 7 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (Mar. 14): Australia Buying Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarines From US; After Effects of Bank Failures
Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States. That’s amid growing concerns over China’s influence in the indo-Pacific region. Fallout and after effects from the recent Bank failures. And the Fed investigates the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to find out why regulators didn’t see it coming. A controversial oil drilling project in…
NTD Good Morning (Mar. 14): Australia Buying Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarines From US; After Effects of Bank Failures
Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States. That’s amid growing concerns over China’s influence in the indo-Pacific region. Fallout and after effects from the recent Bank failures. And the Fed investigates the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to find out why regulators didn’t see it coming. A controversial oil drilling project in…
AUKUS Readies for China and Beyond
Commentary The 2021 Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) security treaty seems to be shaping the global architecture in the post-People’s Republic of China (PRC) era. More details of its shape and direction will be revealed at a Washington summit of the three leaders in the second half of March. There are many aspects still to resolve…
Southeast Asia Needs More Submarines—Not Fewer
Commentary It is a common cliché that the Asia-Pacific is somehow in the “grip of a regional arms race.” Every few months, there appears an article in the press that Asian militaries are in a “missile race” or a “naval arms race” or some kind of “action-reaction arming.” Much of this is driven by rising…
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