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Uncrewed and untested: The wrong lessons for a hybrid navy
24 July 2026 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in The Lowy Institute's The Interpreter on 24 July 2026 Ukraine’s drones achieved sea denial – but that’s not what a blue-water navy needs to maintain. Image: The Rattler, foreground, Unmanned Surface Vehicle escorts HMS Tyne off the coast of Scotland (Daniel Bladen/UK MoD) When the UK launched its Defence Investment Plan on 30 June, the government promised a “generational transformation” of the military that would apply th
AUKUS is not on the rocks, despite the UK’s submarine troubles
14 January 2026 | Jennifer Parker *Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald online 14 January and in print on 15 January 2026 Image: 2021 British Nuclear Submarine, HMS Astute, is alongside at Fleet Base West, Rockingham in Western Australia. The submarine is part of a larger task group and is enjoying some well earned time off in the Perth area after more than seven months on deployment. Defence Images As with 2025 , early 2026 again sees AUKUS, Australia’s plan to