DCNS of France has been selected as our preferred international partner for the design of the 12 Future Submarines, subject to further discussions on commercial matters. The next generation of submarines for Australia will be …
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Sea State Breaking: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced France’s DCNS as the winner of RAN’s $50 billion future submarine contract during a surprise visit to Adelaide this morning. The construction of the 12 conventionally-powered submarines, …
When terrorism struck Belgium last month after hitting France twice in 2015, the attacks bound our two countries in the same unspeakable experience of blind horror. While Europe was the immediate target for these assaults, …
Is the impending decision on Australia’s submarine competition based on any test and evaluation (T&E) report, or will there be any such reports before a development contract? Just as Government’s looking at the submarine record …
The first civilian government in Myanmar took its seats in the Union Parliament in its capital of Naypyidaw on 1 April after 54 years of military rule. The National League for Democracy, chaired by Aung …
Today is Anzac Day, the 101st anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli. Anzac Day has broadened its personal reach and become less overtly political or even geopolitical. The annual moment of memory has evolved. And …
Last August during a speech in Sydney, DFAT Secretary Peter Varghese claimed that ‘all foreign policy starts at home’. This sentiment is echoed in Australia’s brand new Cyber Security Strategy, which firmly establishes ‘global responsibility …
The Australian newspaper has lately been running an editorial line (paywalled) about moves within the Department of Defence to increase diversity within the department, and especially within the ADF. Under the subtitle ‘Security must not …
The long awaited Australian Cyber Security Strategy, released yesterday by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, outlines a $230 million investment in national cyber security over the coming four years. While developing Australia’s cyber workforce in …
Welcome to The Strategist Six, a feature that provides a glimpse into the thinking of prominent academics, government officials, military officers, reporters and interesting individuals from around the world. 1. Under your presidency, bilateral relations between …
The Beat Paying would-be criminals to not commit crimes Can future criminals be bribed to not commit crimes? One American city has been experimenting with that idea. Richmond, California, launched in 2010 a program targeted …
Editor’s note: The Strategist has invited all three SEA 1000 contenders to explain their approach to meeting Australia’s future submarine requirement. Germany undoubtedly has led the world into a fourth ‘industrial revolution’—Industry 4.0. With limited …