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Sea State
Posted By Amelia Long on March 2, 2015 @ 10:09
Whatever choice Australia makes we would strongly encourage that the systems be compatible and interoperable with the US forces. So that we can continue to operate like we do today.
[it] is very noteworthy that Australia now does not choose an open and transparent process where potential partners can present their offers. It is my strong belief that Sweden and SAAB/Kockums would be well in the game if we had been given the possibility to present an offer to Australia. … I regret that Australia now chooses not to deepen the cooperation with Sweden in the field of underwater technology.
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[1] Image: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/9618835204_8353a9d516_z.jpg
[2] encouraging: http://www.afr.com/p/national/us_defence_chief_martin_dempsey_dR4SVrJ9AJqz5WJcjJvs2H
[3] piece: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/japan-sub-talks-well-advanced-before-glitches-ended-deal/story-e6frg8yo-1227243824842
[4] reported: http://www.afr.com/p/opinion/let_get_the_facts_right_on_submarines_LItmrVQNBZtjlakScZUVqJ
[5] warned: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/submarines-still-spooking-liberal-partyroom/story-e6frg8yo-1227237697110
[6] out of the running: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-2968146/Sweden-barred-Australia-sub-program.html
[7] called: http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/3-countries-asked-to-bid-for-largest-ever-australian-defense-contract/
[8] saying: http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/forsvarsministern-rasar-mot-australiens-ubats-nej_4350991.svd
[9] opinion: http://cimsec.org/peeling-back-the-layers-a-new-concept-for-air-defense/15222
[10] has some ideas: http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2015/02/23/ash_carter_invest_in_the_offset_strategy__107654.html
[11] indicated: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/26/ri-s-maritime-axis-pivots-westward-through-iora.html
[12] first: http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/does-asia-need-a-new-maritime-organization/
[13] second: http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/why-hasnt-maritime-multilateralism-worked-in-southeast-asia/
[14] officially acknowledged: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/26/us-china-southchinasea-idUSKBN0LU11S20150226
[15] registration is now open: https://www.aspi.org.au/events/australias-future-surface-fleet-conference
[16] here: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/introducing-aspis-2015-international-conference-australias-future-surface-fleet/
[17] here: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-surface-fleet-the-question-of-numbers/
[18] here: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/perspectives-on-the-future-surface-combatant/
[19] Frank Grass: https://www.flickr.com/photos/generalfrankgrass/9618835204