Australian Navy
A second suitable piece of real estate
Cockburn Sound, a calm waterway tucked behind an island near Fremantle in Western Australia, is about to become much better known thanks to the trilateral technical agreement…
Testing the climate for AUKUS
Luke Gosling’s recent Lowy Institute Analysis, “Deterring at a distance: The strategic logic of AUKUS”, marks the first time a member of the Australian parliament has made…
The case for AUKUS you should read – even if not yet the explanation we need
Since the AUKUS initiative was launched in September 2021, its Australian supporters and critics have been united on one point: that successive governments have failed to make a…
Ten reasons why Trump will support AUKUS
AUKUS will survive under the next US president regardless of who wins the election in November.Joe Biden’s backing seems a no-brainer, given his administration signed the deal. If…
Analyses
Deterring at a distance: The strategic logic of AUKUS
With regional security anxieties rising, nuclear-powered submarines are the optimal deterrence machines.
Clarity needed on a “capability gap”
As part of the original crew of HMAS ANZAC, I was sad to see the ship decommissioned last month after almost 30 years’ service. The retirement of this warship inevitably sparked…
The cause for China’s coercion in the skies may lay under the water
During the Cold War, it was not unheard of for Soviet ships to attempt to disrupt US naval operations by “shouldering” vessels, meaning coming abreast and colliding in a semi…
After ambition, implementation: How Australia builds its new navy
The government’s response to the independent review of Australia’s surface combatant fleet is ambitious. When combined with the AUKUS agreement to obtain nuclear-powered…
Australia's new navy: The Japanese option
By the end of this decade the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) may well by operating a frigate that originates from Japan.
The Independent Analysis of Navy's Surface Combatant Fleet…
AUKUS is a Trump-style deal
Donald Trump’s recent outburst about lax European defence efforts once again made headlines. Trump went further than earlier suggestions he would pull the United States out of…