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...
A new Navy plan – money, frigates & floating missile trucks but no lessons from the Black or Red Seas
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
A new plan for Australia's Navy - money, frigates & floating missile trucks, but no lessons from...
Doubling down: The Navy’s new surface fleet plan by the numbers
The Government has released the broad brushstrokes of a plan for the structure of the Royal...
Getting a clear view of the cloudy budget for Australia’s nuclear submarine program
This brief has been updated since Senate estimates hearings on the Defence portfolio on 14...
Questions on Defence’s mid-year budget update
The Defence 2023-24 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES) were published on Thursday 8...
Megaprojects: Taking Flyvberg’s ‘outside view’ on Australia’s nuclear submarine program
Will Australia’s AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) program deliver as promised? The...
2024 with a bang: Escalating war with de-escalating words, May Budget expectations & broken disposals
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
2024 with a bang: Escalating war with de-escalating words, May budget expectations & broken...
Indicators & warnings for a troubled Defence Force – & an unwanted but necessary Christmas gift
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The Christmas-New Year Edition - indicators and warnings for the Defence Force - and a Christmas...
2024: elections in a fragmenting world; Future Fund forgets Australian industry – & export controls, again
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Episode 9 - 2024: global elections bring a fragmenting world, investing everywhere but into...
Landing craft create paths for shipbuilding
Finally there is some good news in the defence shipbuilding space. On Thursday 24 November, the...
AUKUS own goals – Australia’s disastrous new draft export controls
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
AUKUS own goals - Australia's new draft export controls | RSS.com "It looks like Australia just...
The Travel and Accountability edition: Tuvalu, leadership failure and the Hunter frigates – and the B-21
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The Travel and Accountability Edition: Tuvalu, leadership failure & the Hunter frigates, and the...








