Australia’s Department of Defence has found a way to buy a small number of small Switchblade armed...
Strategy & Capability
SSN-AUKUS: a ‘mature’ design…just with many defining things not settled.
What is SSN-AUKUS? This is not a metaphysical question along the lines of what is the meaning of...
Consequences, consequences: budget settings starve the Air Force & a bureaucracy avoids scrutiny
Structural troubles ahead: a starving Air Force & | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists outline the...
The enduring structural distortion from the ADF’s shipbuilding plans
The Australian government has given up on the idea of designing the Australian Defence Force to be...
Episode 20: Cringers, crawlers, walkers & runners with a dash of AI, cults, conspiracies, pyramids & portals.
Episode 20: Cringers, crawlers, walkers & runners | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists look at the...
Albanese’s three fudges on China yield nothing — and weaken us
The price Australia pays for Anthony Albanese’s stabilised engagement with communist China is that...
Australia’s defence in an age of empires – an unready nation
Is Australia ready for conflict in an age of empires? Briefly: no. Australian strategy and policy,...
Collins subs life extension realities & Permits for Everyone: the lazy new SAMS law
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...
The Grumpy Strategist Makers’ Series Episode 4 – Austal
The Grumpy Strategist Makers' Series Episode - Aus | RSS.com Michael Shoebridge talks with Paddy...
Twelve questions for the Defence portfolio’s Senate estimates hearings
These questions are based on the information contained in the 2024 National Defence Statement...
General purpose frigates: avoiding failure by fixing a troubled start
In February, the Albanese government’s Deputy Prime Minister (and Defence Minister) Richard Marles...
New president gives Australia chance to step up engagement with democratic Taiwan
On Monday 20 May, Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, was inaugurated as president of Taiwan,...
The post-Budget blues edition: Backloaded cash, unachievable plans and Collins dies young
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:...