Sea state General Dynamics Electric Boat was recently awarded a US$300 million ($446 million) contract modification to ramp up production of the Columbia class of next-generation US nuclear submarines. With the lead boat scheduled for …
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Planet A International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol has warned against investing in new oil and gas ventures, a move that would overwhelm current carbon budgets needed to keep temperatures rises to 1.5°C above …
Sea state US company Anduril has announced a deal to build three large autonomous submarines in three years for the Royal Australian Navy. The vessels, which could have torpedo tubes and intelligence-gathering capabilities, will be …
Planet A Climate security must become a higher priority for Australia in the region, says former Australian Defence Force chief and current executive member of the Australian Security Leaders Climate Group Chris Barrie. Barrie recommends …
Sea state Moskva, the Russian Navy’s Black Sea flagship, sank near the port of Odessa in southern Ukraine last week. Amid conflicting reports from Kyiv and Moscow, the US has backed claims that an RK-360 …
Planet A Last week, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the latest instalment of its 6th assessment report series, predicting that the earth is on a global warming trajectory of more than double …
Sea state The US Navy is proposing to decommission 24 ships in the coming fiscal year to save US$3.6 billion. The plan—which involves multiple vessels, including nine Freedom-class littoral combat ships, some of which are …
Planet A The first-ever Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, organised by UN Climate Change, has just wrapped up in Dubai. The event followed on from last year’s global effort on regional collaboration on …
Sea state As Russia’s costly invasion of Ukraine grinds into its second month, what was framed as an ‘imminent’ plot to launch an amphibious assault on the port city of Odessa seems to have more …
Planet A US President Joe Biden has moved to ban Russian oil imports with bipartisan congressional support. The White House is also trying to coordinate a wider oil embargo with European allies. Only 3% of …