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Sea State
Posted By Harry White and Amelia Long on February 16, 2015 @ 11:05
Before news filtered out that Australia's future submarine project would be subject to what was described as a "competitive evaluation process", the acquisition strategy for a project that will likely consume tens of billions of dollars of taxpayers' money was decidedly opaque. The bad news is that it still is.
…a joint or combined force may not be able to achieve either theatre-wide domain superiority or an enduring and constant superiority, but…it can achieve operational objectives with control that is limited in time or space.
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[1] Image: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150210-N-WL435-003.jpg
[2] ruled out: http://www.janes.com/article/48891/abbott-rules-out-open-tender-for-collins-replacement-programme
[3] this piece: https://www.aspi.org.au/publications/opinion-pieces/submarines-buying-process-sub-standard
[4] took delivery: http://www.janes.com/article/48880/navantia-delivers-second-batch-of-ran-lhd-landing-craft
[5] pictures: http://38north.org/2015/02/jbermudez020815/
[6] found: http://news.usni.org/2015/02/09/video-tomahawk-strike-missile-punches-hole-moving-maritime-target
[7] this rather confident piece: http://nationalinterest.org/feature/securing-operational-access-evolving-the-air-sea-battle-12219
[8] stressed: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/us-marines-will-be-all-hands-on-deck-in-regional-crisis/story-e6frg8yo-1227215208903?nk=714fe8625020e015ffcf49ab5037d93b
[9] some: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-13/us-considering-permanent-naval-base-darwin-china-not-happy/6090884
[10] Apparently: http://www.janes.com/article/48738/chinese-tv-details-missile-plans-for-type-055-destroyer?utm_campaign=PC6110_E15%20DF%20NL%20Naval%2002_10_15&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
[11] Air Warfare Destroyer: http://www.navy.gov.au/fleet/ships-boats-craft/awd
[12] announced: http://www.janes.com/article/48825/indonesian-navy-seeks-to-replace-two-minesweepers
[13] Harry White: https://www.aspi.org.au/about-aspi/aspi-staff/analysts/harry-white
[14] official US Navy website: http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/150210-N-WL435-003.JPG