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ISSUES & TRENDS

Sec Def Mattis Meets with Minister Ine Soreide at Pentagon

Posted on May 21, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
05/21/2017
Recently, the Norwegian Minister of Defence visited the Pentagon.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Ine Soreide, Norwegian Defense Minister, Pentagon

Sec Def Mattis Meets Swedish Defense Minister at the Pentagon

Posted on May 21, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
05/21/2017
Sweden is enhancing its defense capability.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Defense secretary, Jim Mattis, Peter Hultqvist, Swedish Defense Minister

Australian Amphibious Ships Face Propulsion Challenge

Posted on May 21, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
05/21/2017
Australia’s largest warships have experienced a propulsion system problem at sea and the Navy and its contractors are working to fix the problem.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, Video, What's New | Tagged Adam Grunsell, Australia, Australian Department of Defence, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Canberra, navy

New Australian Naval Shipbuilding Program

Posted on May 21, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
05/21/2017
Video:New Australian Naval Shipbuilding Program
Posted in HOME, Manufacturability, Video | Tagged Adelaide, Australia, Australian Naval Shipbuilding Program, Malcolm Turnbull, Marise Payne, Minister for Defence, Minister for Defence Industry, Naval Shipbuilding Plan, Osborne Naval Shipyard, Prime Minister of Australia, Pyne MP

Naval Shipbuilding Plan

Posted on May 21, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
05/21/2017
The Australian government commits to as continuous build naval shipbuilding policy.
Posted in Manufacturability, Video, What's New | Tagged Australian Government, Australian naval shipbuilding enterprise, Naval Shipbuilding Plan

Classic Deterrence Theory Does Not Explain North Korea: What Does?

Posted on May 18, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
05/18/2017
What are the motives for North Korean nuclear weapons?
Posted in Strategy, What's New

New Special Report: Designing and Building an Integrated Australian Defence Force

Posted on May 18, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
05/18/2017
In effect, the Aussies are providing the experimental model which can be quite relevant to others, including the United States.
Posted in Con Ops, Strategy, What's New

Aussie P-8 Does First Search and Rescue at Sea

Posted on May 18, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
05/18/2017
Not yet operational, an Aussie P-8 on a training mission, performed a search and rescue mission at sea.
Posted in Security, What's New
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