The most often quoted line of the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu is that ‘supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting’. By that measure, the Chinese Communist Party and the People’s Liberation …
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In the first two parts of this series, I looked at what we’ve learned recently about Defence’s naval shipbuilding enterprise and how the Hunter-class frigates are coming along. Now let’s turn to what’s happening with …
There are a lot of moving parts involved in the ramp-up of the government’s naval shipbuilding enterprise. It’s hard for anybody to keep track of them all, particularly as new pieces of information are sporadically …
Several months ago, US Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite said he believed the service was ‘at a turning point’ in its history. The navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan—projecting what it will look like and what vessels it …
Sea state A contract for 1,500 tonnes of steel has been signed between BlueScope Steel and ASC Shipbuilding. ASC Shipbuilding, as a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, has been engaged to construct nine Hunter-class frigates in …