We’ve been at the PAC2015 maritime expo and conference this week. There’s only really been two topics of conversation on the trade floor: the future submarine and the future frigates. Admittedly those two projects amount …
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There’s only one question in defence circles today: Will Malcolm Turnbull retain Tony Abbott’s commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defence in 2023, and if so, in what form? Prior to the leadership change, …
The Government has recently announced a rolling build strategy for building future frigates and corvettes; given my recent post on this subject I think this is a sensible step, even though there are overseas production …
It’s time to review the arguments for 12 next generation submarines; the more so because eight seems to be the conventional wisdom of the day! Any consideration on this subject should start with why Australia …
My previous post highlighted the growing challenge of advanced anti-ship missiles to naval surface combatants where I noted that the effectiveness of these counter-intervention systems depends on the adversary achieving early success in information warfare. …