Australia to build unmanned subs amid tensions with China

Three prototype vessels will be built over the next three years, the country’s defense minister has said Australia is seeking to build “a new autonomous robotic undersea warfare capability,” Minister for Defence Peter Dutton said on Thursday, announcing a new program to develop underwater drones for the navy. The same day, Dutton warned that Australia…

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Stoltenberg teases NATO vision for Ukraine’s future

Kiev could hope for a “multi-year program of assistance,” the secretary general has said NATO is poised to commit to long-term support of Ukraine while making efforts to bring the embattled country closer to eventual membership in the US-led military bloc, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.

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Biden’s LNG ban dangerous for industry’s future – energy bosses

Washington paused approvals for new gas export terminals for what it called climate-change reasons The temporary halt of approvals for new LNG export terminals by the administration of US President Joe Biden will undermine trust in the industry, Shell CEO Wael Sawan told the Financial Times in an interview on Sunday.

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