This is unsurprising. I have advocated looking to our region for shipbuilding. I met a South Korean shipbuilder in 2015 at a conference in Canada. His credentials were contested by some builders from the US. His response was that 'I have built 3000 ships - happy to discuss my…

Thank you Dan Bourchier for your thoughtful and engaged questions! And thank you to the ABC News graphics team for this fabulous representation of what our book is about

AUKUS Defence Ministers’ Joint Statement now released. All three countries welcome the The Chief of the General Staff, LTGEN Simon Stuart and U.S. Army Chief of Staff statement of intent to collaborate under Pillar II, particularly on Long Range Fires and the MDTF. Stronger together.

defense.gov/News/Releases/….

#POLLING | 2022 polling from the United States Studies Centre showed 62 per cent of Australians supported expanding #AUKUS to include Japan. 55 per cent of Americans agreed.

Read more here 👇
ussc.edu.au/us-midterms-20…

#JAUKUS

Latest for ASPI Strategist. The plan to deploy US and UK submarines to HMAS Stirling, under AUKUS, has strong historical echoes, which demonstrate that the basics have not changed: aspistrategist.org.au/fremantles-war…

🧵The readout of the much anticipated 🇺🇸🇯🇵joint leaders meeting as dropped, while there is no JAUKUS just yet (which set Twitter on fire, and was largely predictable), there are lots of key points for 🇦🇺 and the wider region.

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Good rundown for those following the progress of LRGs.
The concept of permanently forward-deployed UK ‘Littoral Response Group’ has been around since early 2019 but now this vision has been partially fulfilled with LRG-South (2 ships) arriving in India.
navylookout.com/the-uk-littora…

Missing Royal Australian Air Force World War II bomber and crew discovered in underwater wreck in Papua New Guinea abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

New joint missile defence network announced between Australia, Japan and the US-

Biden, Japan's Kishida forge new partnership, eyeing China and Russia | Reuters reuters.com/world/us/biden…

It’s not an “alliance” 🤦‍♂️

A pair of new papers from me today, happily launched alongside the ANU National Security College conference. They take a long and interconnected view of resilience challenges facing Australia and what might be done about them 🧵1/6

Details here minister.defence.gov.au/media-releases….

Congratulations VADM David Johnston 👏 a fine naval officer who has done the hard yards for his country.

The pressure of CJOPs, 2 terms as VCDF, and now CDF. This country owes him a debt of gratitude.

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🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸 An important #AUKUS Joint Statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Richard Marles, and Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP. A few highlights:

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New ADF leadership - after 22 yrs navy have a CDF - VAdm David Johnson

VCDF Rob Chipman - currently Chief of Air Force

CJOPS RAdm Justin Jones

Navy and Air Force dominating defence senior leadership

🧵AUKUS Defense Ministers' Joint Statement April 8, 2024 |

Latest update from the AUKUS Defence ministers highlighting progress on both Pillars and the potential for Japan, to join in the future…. Surprise… it’s seems we are not yet at JAUKUS 🤷‍♀️

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The Philippines, US, Australia and Japan hold their first joint naval drills in the West Philippine Sea on April 7. 📹📸Armed Forces of the Philippines

How dare Richard and David have a civil and informed exchange of ideas

This is on 🎯

It overlooks nuance in language, provides a simplistic view of “sovereignty” as it relates to capability and tries desperately for the “gotcha moment” but falls flat

Complete beat-up. KC said there’s “potential” for SSN use “in a variety of scenarios, including cross-Strait…” None of that suggests an Aus commitment, or that US only sees AUKUS as a wartime “obligation.”