by Michael Shoebridge | Dec 7, 2023 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Strategy & Capability
Three reports over the past two months are required reading for anyone involved in or scrutinising the Australian Government’s work on AUKUS. Two are US reports and one is from the UK. None are from the Pentagon or the UK Ministry of Defence, instead each...
by Michael Shoebridge | Nov 15, 2023 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Policy, Strategy & Capability
After the release of the damning – self-written – summary of the Defence leadership’s failed advice to the government on the $45 billion Hunter frigate, no one can have any confidence that other key decisions on military capability are any better. In their own words,...
by Michael Shoebridge | Sep 20, 2023 | AUKUS, Strategy & Capability
15 September 2021 seems a long time ago in AUKUS land. That’s when Scott Morrison (‘that fella down under’ as Joe Biden memorably called him) stood with Boris Johnson and Joe Biden to announce the birth of this new defence technology partnership that is all...
by Michael Shoebridge | Jul 24, 2023 | AUKUS, Strategy & Capability
US Republicans in Congress are pushing the Biden Administration to put more funding into US submarine production before Congress agrees to transfer any Virginia Class submarines to Australia. Resolved, this won’t damage but will help the AUKUS deal. But it...
by Michael Shoebridge | Jun 9, 2023 | AUKUS, Strategy & Capability
It’s a real positive that prime mInister Albanese took the time to visit Barrow-in-Furness, the UK town which, together with Adelaide, will build the joint Australian-UK subs. His visit demonstrated that the government is committed to the AUKUS deal. That’s good to...
