Taiwan expects to deploy 2 new submarines by 2027
Taiwan has made the indigenous sub programme a key part of an ambitious project to modernise its armed forces as Beijing stages almost daily military exercises to assert its sovereignty.
Australia 'confident' on nuclear submarines as defence, foreign ministers meet
Australia has agreed to invest US$3 billion in the US submarine industrial base as part of Aukus.
Aukus nuclear submarine cost includes 50% fund for unexpected overruns
A report showed most of the cost of the submarine programme incurred in the two decades from 2033.
China says Aukus nuclear submarine pact may spark arms race
The US, Australia and Britain unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the early 2030s to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific.
China warns Aukus allies on 'path of error and danger' with subs pact
Britain and Australia will embark on building a new model, also nuclear-powered and carrying conventional weapons, dubbed the SSN-Aukus.
Nuclear submarine construction to generate thousands of jobs in Australia
Government modelling showed 20,000 jobs, including 8,500 in submarine construction, would be created in Australia over 30 years, reports show.
Australia state says first Aukus nuclear submarines could be built overseas
Adelaide was chosen as the base in 2016 when France won a US$33 billion deal to build 12 submarines for Australia before Canberra ditched that in favour of Aukus, causing fury in Paris.
Australia, US, Britain leaders to meet, submarine deal expected
After 18 months of negotiations, it is anticipated that Australia will reveal plans to obtain eight nuclear-powered submarines.
French court to decide on appeals in Scorpene submarine case
The Paris Court of Appeal will deliver its decision on April 11.
Macron says Australia submarine cooperation offer 'on the table'
The delivery of the new nuclear submarines could take years, potentially leaving Australia short of capacity at a time when China is increasing its assertiveness in the region.
China, Aukus countries clash at UN nuclear watchdog over submarine plan
But this week's clash has done little to change the way the IAEA approaches the submarine plan, which is still being developed.
French defence firm charged with bribery over Najib-era submarine deal
Najib was defence minister when the deal was signed to buy two Scorpene-class submarines and one Agosta submarine from French naval dockyards unit DCN, now part of Thales, in a deal worth US$1.2 billion.
