How will the Royal Australian Navy, the federal government, and the Australian defence industrial base support three submarine classes concurrently: the Collins Class life of type extension (LOTE), the Virginia class sustainment support, and the design and construction of the AUKUS Class nuclear-powered submarines? My assessment, this is an insoluble task. (more…)
Hans J. Ohff
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Without a clear strategy, Australia will not have a submarine navy. Part 2
We should be pleased to see the previous submarine contract cancelled, but not without a clear replacement program in place.
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Submarines. Gross mismanagement, confusion and waste: Part 1
Australia’s submarines deal is a lesson in how to offend one country after another: Japan, Germany and now France. (more…)
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Why is Australia still investing in a balanced defence force?
When the Prime Minister recently compared Australia’s strategic situation to that in 1939, he was right in two respects. Both in 1939 and in 2021, we have put too much trust in a ‘great and powerful friend’ to secure our independence. Australia’s problem is a Defence department that, simply put, lacks foresight, resourcefulness and innovation. (more…)