Australia Shapes a Way Ahead for a New ASW Frigate
The Commonwealth has chosen to buy British for its next generation of surface combatants, selecting the…
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Sydney, Australia During the current visit to Australia, I have had a chance to focus on…
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During my current trip to Australia, I started with the opportunity to visit the HMAS Hobart,…
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Canberra, Australia During my current visit to Australia, I have been able to follow up the…
Read More »The Aussies Build a New Amphibious Capability
The Aussies have developed a new amphibious capability and are evolving their operational appraoch as they…
Read More »Supporting the HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth, UK
I had the chance to visit HMS Queen Elizabeth in Scotland as the carrier was being…
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The coming of the HMS Queen Elizabeth to the UK combat force is a trigger for…
Read More »The Perspective of Chief of Navy on the Australian Shipbuilding Program
The shipbuilding program is more than simply a defense program. It is conceived as part of…
Read More »Building a New Class of Submarines for the Royal Australian Navy
© 2016 FrontLine Defence (Vol 13, No 4) After an extensive competition, the Australian government downselected…
Read More »The Australian Navy, the Nation and a New Generation Frigate
In 2017, Vice Admiral Barrett, Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, published a book entitled The…
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