Vice Admiral Mark Hammond forcefully rejected claims the nuclear-powered submarines will be obsolete before they arrive.
In 1885,with tensions high between England and Russia,and a Russian fleet spotted off the coast of South Africa,just 19 days steam from Australia,the Victorian government prepared for war.
Rear Admiral James Goldrick was a naval officer of exceptional intellect and influence – a mentor,shipmate and friend to many.
Even if it’s into sock cyberspace.
Just as the 1980s marked a turning point for the Australian economy,the past week represented a new era in Australian defence policy.
Australia has placed a very big bet on two unknowns:that the US’s internal political stability and the US-led global order will endure into the 2070s.
Eighteen months after signing the AUKUS pact,Australia has announced its biggest military spending since World War II. How will it work?
Anthony Albanese possibly had good cause to abandon Australia’s commitment to AUKUS. But the advice from the most senior Defence figures is to lock it in.
On Tuesday,the Australian prime minister will announce the most ambitious defence capability plan in Australian history.
Australia will need 20,000 more workers to build a new submarine fleet and transform the nation’s defence over the next three decades.
US congressman Joe Courtney says Australia will retain full control of its Virginia class submarines,and said the US won’t be “foisting clunkers” on its allies.