by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Nov 13, 2024 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Podcasts, Policy
Episode 29: Washington cyber hygiene. Military shr | RSS.com In Episode 29, the Grumpy Strategists answer the call from Australia’s Embassy in Washington. They search for meaning in Defence’s new religious texts – the Strategic Review and Defence...
by Peter Jennings | Nov 7, 2024 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Strategy & Capability
During the 2016 presidential election I wrote that the United States desperately needed Captain America but instead got the Incredible Hulk. Now the Hulk is back and even stronger. That’s because he – Donald Trump that is – won both houses of congress. Sequels are...
by Michael Shoebridge | Oct 28, 2024 | AUKUS, Policy, Strategy & Capability
Last week Richard Marles and Pat Conroy trumpeted Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2024 as “AUKUS Pillar II in action’. Mr Marles told us that this year’s “Exercise Autonomous Warrior is an exciting and tangible demonstration of progress being made under AUKUS Pillar II”....
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Oct 23, 2024 | Podcasts
Episode 27 – Gullible Goldfish, Ghost Fleets & a n | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists analyse two big announcements – the $20bn Henderson shipbuilding precinct & a $7bn deal on missiles apparently wrangled by Delivery Minister Pat Conroy. They also...
by Marcus Hellyer | Sep 27, 2024 | Defence Budget, Strategy & Capability
The Commonwealth has entered into contract for the construction of the first three Hunter-class frigates under project SEA 5000. Defence can’t sign a contract unless the Government has approved a budget that it can actually spend. This approval is known as second...
