by Marcus Hellyer | Jul 24, 2024 | Defence Budget, Strategy & Capability
There’s a tsunami coming. It’s the huge surge of work needed to deliver Australia’s naval capability plan. Unlike most tsunamis, however, we have some idea of the size of what’s coming. It’s already visible on the horizon. Whether we are prepared for it is another...
by Marcus Hellyer | Jul 8, 2024 | AUKUS, Strategy & Capability
What is SSN-AUKUS? This is not a metaphysical question along the lines of what is the meaning of life, or even that other perplexing one, namely what is AUKUS? It’s a straightforward question about what the design of the nuclear-powered submarine that Australia and...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Jun 18, 2024 | AUKUS, Podcasts, Policy, Strategy & Capability
Episode 20: Cringers, crawlers, walkers & runners | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists look at the emerging cult of AUKUS & its faith-based arrangements. They also set out who is going to win the US election using very dubious ‘psycho social analysis’...
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge | Jun 7, 2024 | AUKUS, Podcasts, Strategy & Capability
Episode 19 – Collins subs life extension realities | RSS.com In Episode 19, the Grumpy Strategists set out practical ways that $multibillion plans for keeping Australia’s Collins class subs operating will need to change to enable the AUKUS Virginia class...
by Marcus Hellyer | May 30, 2024 | AUKUS, Strategy & Capability
Key Points The plan to put all six Collins-class submarines through an extensive and risky life of type extension (LOTE) that could keep some in service well into the 2040s is an artefact of the previous submarine transition plan that aimed to reach a fleet of 12...
