“I read about so many people in my position, who say, I’m going to triple revenue by whatever. I don’t get into that game. Perhaps that’s because of my defense upbringing. I know how to turn capital into capability. I look at value in a company. Revenue to me is one marker. Value is the most important marker for me,” Warren “Macca” McDonald, CEO of Lockheed Martin Australia, told Breaking Defense.
By Colin Clark“The aim is to deliver the first UK submarines into service in the late 2030s to replace the current Astute-Class vessels, and the first Australian submarines will follow in the early 2040s,” said the UK Ministry of Defence.
By Tim Martin“Each nation possesses unique advantages, technological capacities, and strategic geographic positions that, when combined, have the potential to significantly advance humanity’s understanding of what’s going on in space,” the paper says.
By Theresa Hitchens“I’ve had up close and personal experience where [US] leaders responsible for certain areas of technology have given direction that [Australia] is to be brought in because we have something to offer,” said Tanya Monro, “and yet, it still gets strangled.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“The purchase of an additional Triton will enhance operations from Australia’s northern bases, a priority under the Defence Strategic Review,” Pat Conroy, minister for defense industry, said in a statement.
By Colin Clark“It’s partly long-lead items but it’s also partly working on those yards where our submarines will come out of for us,” Vice Adm. Jonathan Mead told Breaking Defense.
By Colin Clark“I would consider any partner that will step up and say that ‘we’re really interested in this’ because that would probably accelerate our process,” said Saab’s Johan Hagg of the workstation.
By Tim Martin“One of China’s most salient advantages in the competition is its ability to identify and woo both public influencers and elites in [Pacific island] governments, whether via licit or illicit means,” MITRE analysts conclude.
By Colin ClarkThe company has been involved in the Australian market for years, but the new subsidiary shows its “serious” about work there, director tells Breaking Defense.
By Seth J. Frantzman“Where we’re headed is co-development, co-production, and co-sustainment with our partners,” said Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante.
By Ashley RoqueAs Australia hails the Japanese F-35s’ arrival, it’s also working with another partner, the US, on the much more somber task of investigating the deadly crash of a US Marine V-22.
By Colin Clark“Not only does the Williamtown stealth-coating facility provide Australia with a valuable sovereign capability and cut down on cumbersome timelines for sustaining Australian F-35s in the United States, it will also serve as a second source of service for US aircraft in the region,” analyst Ashley Townshend told Breaking Defense.
By Colin Clark
In a new op-ed, Bill Greenwalt of AEI warns that the Biden administration has not publicly provided workable legislative proposals that would take aim at the ITAR challenges for AUKUS.
By Bill Greenwalt