DCNS of France has been selected as our preferred international partner for the design of the 12 Future Submarines, subject to further discussions on commercial matters. The next generation of submarines for Australia will be …
Is the impending decision on Australia’s submarine competition based on any test and evaluation (T&E) report, or will there be any such reports before a development contract? Just as Government’s looking at the submarine record …
Editor’s note: The Strategist has invited all three SEA 1000 contenders to explain their approach to meeting Australia’s future submarine requirement. Germany undoubtedly has led the world into a fourth ‘industrial revolution’—Industry 4.0. With limited …
When I read material in the mainstream press about the Future Submarine, I can feel my eyeballs twitching a lot these days. All the contenders (the government of Japan with support from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, …
James Goldrick’s recent post for The Strategist shows that many classes of submarine remain in service for a period of 30–40 years. By this calculation alone, the Collins Class won’t need to retire until the …