AUKUS nations commit to developing hypersonics, drone subs, cyber
Meanwhile, the three nations are plowing ahead on with the crown jewel of the AUKUS agreement: new nuclear attack submarines for Australia.
Aussies ‘secretly cancel’ $1.3B AUD drone deal; Nixing French subs may cost $5B
"Basically we have a five-and-a-half billion dollar budget provision, including about $3 billion spent to date, and potential costs within that envelope. So taxpayers will be up for five-and-a-half billion dollars and submarines that don't exist?" asked Sen. Penny Wong.
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Aussie hypersonic venture builds reusable system with 3D printed scramjet, pitches to Pentagon
"What this is really about is making the most out of our core technology with fixed geometries and no moving parts," Hypersonix co-founder Dave Waterhouse said. "And that compares with other systems out there that have got thousands of moving pieces that are incredibly complex."
Putin ‘massively misjudged’ Ukraine, Russian troops shoot down own planes: GCHQ head
"We’ve seen Russian soldiers — short of weapons and morale — refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft," said Sir Jeremy Fleming.
REDSPICE and everything nice: Aussies boost cyber spending in 2023 budget
“REDSPICE ensures Australia keeps pace with the rapid growth of cyber capabilities of potential adversaries. It provides new intelligence capabilities, new cyber defences to protect our most critical systems, and is a real increase in the potency of ASD’s ability to strike back in cyberspace,” the Australian prime minister said in a statement.
Aussies aim for $1B in exports of Loyal Wingman, now ‘Ghost Bat’
“Selecting the Ghost Bat, an Australian native mammal known for teaming together in a pack to detect and hunt, reflects the unique characteristics of the aircraft’s sensors and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance abilities, and is a fitting name for this pioneering capability,” Glen Ferguson of Boeing said.
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Aussies launch Space Command, space strategy; upgrade northern base
“I think it's really important that we start contributing. We've got a couple of little satellites up there,” said Air Vice Marshall Cath Roberts, “but space domain awareness is where we can start and we need to operationalize it because we are so far behind.”
Australia launches defense self-reliance campaign: ‘In your own backyard’
Australia's new weapons catalog "will be absolutely invaluable to those governments and industries exploring 'creative' alternatives to defense acquisition [...]," says Frank Cevasco, arms export expert.
Aussie PM says ‘extended’ visits for US, UK nuke subs likely at western port
Invitations may extend beyond US and UK in what Australian defense minister called a "new normal" of uncertainty in the Pacific.
EUCOM to Poles: forget the MiGs, stick with anti-air & tank weapons for Ukraine
The transfer of MiG-29s to Ukraine "may be mistaken as escalatory and could result in Russian escalation with NATO...producing a high risk scenario," Gen. Wolters said, so his command "has no plans to facilitate an indirect, or third party transfer of Polish aircraft."
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Australia to invest $38B to surge troop strength by 30 percent
"In their last three years in Government, Labor cut Defence spending by 10.5 per cent in real terms," while the current government says "Our Government has increased investment in defence to more than two per cent of GDP."
Australia commits $10B to nuke sub base; US, UK boats welcome
With $70 million defense package to Ukraine, Australian PM says, "So yes, we have offered our prayers, but in Australia, we have also sent our ammunition."
‘Dancing with the gorilla’: Aussies launch space strategy
"Whenever you start dancing with the gorilla, it’s the gorilla who decides when to stop. You could very easily be overwhelmed by these behemoths,” the head of Nova Systems, Jim McDowell, said.
With ‘delegation,’ US warns off China on Taiwan amid Russia’s Ukraine invasion
"The United States has not lost focus on the Indo-Pacific region, and [...] Xi should not get any ideas from Putin's aggression,” says Jacob Stokes at CNAS.