{"id":74319,"date":"2022-08-08T15:02:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T05:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=74319"},"modified":"2022-08-08T15:02:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T05:02:26","slug":"can-a-new-conventional-submarine-smooth-australias-transition-to-a-nuclear-powered-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/can-a-new-conventional-submarine-smooth-australias-transition-to-a-nuclear-powered-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a new conventional submarine smooth Australia\u2019s transition to a nuclear-powered fleet?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The government has announced a defence strategic review<\/a> to ensure Australia \u2018has the right capabilities that are postured to meet the growing strategic challenges that Australia and its partner countries will face in the world in coming years\u2019. Earlier in this series, we looked at Australia\u2019s transition in undersea warfare capability and highlighted the risks involved in that long process<\/a>. One of the review\u2019s highest priorities will be to address those risks.<\/p>\n

While there are several broad paths to mitigating them, the acquisition of a new conventional submarine has garnered the most public attention. It seems likely that the review will consider the merits of the concept. Its analysis will be informed by the nuclear-powered submarine taskforce<\/a>\u2019s assessment of the optimal pathway to acquire these nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs).<\/p>\n

We look here at whether a new conventional submarine could address the transition risk. It would need to address three broad challenges to win the review\u2019s support:<\/p>\n