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28 Feb 2020
Procurement transparency under the spotlight
Recent commentary in ASPI’s The Strategist suggests that estimates of jobs creation associated with the F-35 program are wildly overstated. These c...
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27 Feb 2020
US think tank highlights need to restructure allied surface forces
US-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) has released an analysis of the US Navy’s planned surface force structure, providing...
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27 Feb 2020
Prime Minister Johnson sets deadline for UK defence, foreign policy review
British PM Boris Johnson has billed it as the most significant rethink of the UK’s foreign and defence policy since the Cold War, and now he has set...
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26 Feb 2020
Strategist calls for Aussie long-range air defence capability
ASPI senior analyst Dr Malcolm Davis has issued a challenge for Australia’s political and strategic leaders, calling on them to begin the planning ...
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26 Feb 2020
Resource pressure on US-led military exercise in West Africa as terrorism threat grows: What does this mean for Australia’s security?
The growing power struggle emerging between the US, China and Russia, as well as raised tensions within the Middle East, notably with Iran, are placi...
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25 Feb 2020
US Air Force identifies ‘unfunded priorities’ wish lists for next-gen kit
The US Air Force has outlined a surprising list of next-gen capabilities it is keeping a close eye on as part of its “unfunded priorities list” fo...
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25 Feb 2020
Japanese and American Marines build joint doctrine with amphibious warfare drills
Elements of the First Marine Division and the Japanese 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment Landing Team have demonstrated the growing interoperab...
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24 Feb 2020
Time for teeth: Strategic policy expert calls for Aussie long-range missiles
Author of the 1986 Dibb report, Paul Dibb, has called on Australia to consider the introduction of a credible long-range strike capability to be devel...
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24 Feb 2020
Australia’s pursuit of great and powerful friends amid rising instability
Australia has long been torn between defining its own interests and security agenda and that of larger, ‘great’ and ‘powerful’ friends like th...
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21 Feb 2020
US Marine Commandant calls for more Lightning Carriers to better counter China
US Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger has called on the US Marines to become more “unpredictable” when countering China, seeing the Ligh...
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21 Feb 2020
Time to reset Australia’s maritime approach to the Indian Ocean?
Dr David Brewster of the National Security College at ANU has highlighted an important conundrum for Australian policymakers as we seek to balance and...
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20 Feb 2020
Nuclear sub debate continues to gain traction in strategic policy community
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Chris Stanford has called for greater public debate about the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Australia...
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20 Feb 2020
Israel Defense Forces eye new reforms and strategy, with interesting examples for Aussie consideration
While many would be forgiven for not seeing the parallels, Australia and Israel share many in common. As comparatively small nations surrounded by lar...
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19 Feb 2020
Preparing Australia for the era of great power competition and political warfare
Former SAS officer turned member of parliament Andrew Hastie has long advocated for a stronger Australian response to China’s political warfare and...
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19 Feb 2020
Time to heed calls for a re-examination of the Australia-US alliance?
ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre lecturer Andrew Carr has issued a call for Australia to begin the process of re-evaluating and, if necessary,...
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18 Feb 2020
Supporting allied long-range strike: Reviving the B-1R regional bomber concept
Following revelations that the US would begin retiring its fleet of Cold War-era B-1 Lancer bombers due to increased focus on the US Air Force’s nex...
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17 Feb 2020
Bang for buck: Offsetting sub program costs and building the fleet we need
With continued concerns regarding the multibillion-dollar Attack Class submarine program raising further questions about the program, could buying a f...
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17 Feb 2020
Australia’s need to take a tougher stance in the Indo-Pacific
Michael Wesley of the University of Melbourne has called on Australia’s political leaders to take a tough stance on Beijing’s attempts to impinge ...
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14 Feb 2020
Be prepared to be punished: US Indo-Pacific Commander
Newly confirmed Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Philip Davidson, has used a number of recent interviews in Australia to raise the alarm ...
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14 Feb 2020
US Navy doubles down on development of its next-gen large surface combatant
The US Navy is kick-starting a five-year research and development, design and testing period to replace the service’s large surface combatants (LSC)...
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Feb 28 2020
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BAE Systems secures US$113.5m contract from US Marine Corps to produce ACVs
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Jasper - From an article on 27 Feb 2020, it looks like the US may now [url=http://https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/us-to-pause-production-of-australias-triton-drones/]pause the production[/url] of both US and AU Tritons according to The Strategist

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