Episode 20: Cringers, crawlers, walkers & runners | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists look at the...
Collins subs life extension realities & Permits for Everyone: the lazy new SAMS law
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Episode 19 - Collins subs life extension realities | RSS.com In Episode 19, the Grumpy Strategists...
What role should the Collins Life of Type Extension play in Australia’s submarine transition?
Key Points The plan to put all six Collins-class submarines through an extensive and risky life of...
Twelve questions for the Defence portfolio’s Senate estimates hearings
These questions are based on the information contained in the 2024 National Defence Statement...
The post-Budget blues edition: Backloaded cash, unachievable plans and Collins dies young
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The post Budget blues edition: Backloaded cash wit | RSS.com In Episode 18, the Grumpy Strategists...
The 2024-25 Defence budget: one project to rule them
The name of the project to deliver Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) is now public:...
The 2024 Defence investment plan’s key changes – or ‘The Subs that ate the ADF’
Last week Strategic Analysis Australia published an analysis of the dollars in the Government’s...
The numerology of Australia’s new National Defence Strategy & investment plan
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The numerology of Australia's new National Defence | RSS.com In Episode 17, Marcus Hellyer and...
Unpacking the numbers in Defence’s new Integrated Investment Plan
On Wednesday 23 April, the Albanese Government released its National Defence Strategy (NDS) and...
Devalued words and dollars damage Australia’s security
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Devalued words and dollars damage Australia's secu | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists assess the...
The Apache attack helicopter: another $5 billion in stranded assets?
It’s no secret that technological change can lead to companies having stranded assets, that is,...
Subs, Subs, Subs – 5 big events in the undersea world of AUKUS submarines
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Subs, Subs, subs - 5 big events in the undersea wo | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists cover US...
US SSN(X) decision reveals a more optimal SSN pathway for Australia
There’s been a lot of focus on nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) in Australia in the last...
The dangerous new Defence Industrial Development Strategy – jarringly out of step with our world
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The dangerous new Defence Industrial Development Strategy - jarringly out of step with our world |...
Defence falling further behind the excellence curve
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles has expressed his concerns with the...









