#defenceprocurement — Public Fediverse posts
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Canada’s Pilot Shortage, Sweden’s Subs and US Military Shifts
1.Flight plan?Air force — Canada It is either a good time or a bad time to be an…
#Canada #Australia #boeingp-8aposeidon #CF-18 #defenceprocurement #DefenceSpending #FighterJets #maritimepatrol #militaryrecruitment #NewZealand #NorthKorea #RoyalCanadianAirForce #submarinewarfare #Sweden #UnitedStates
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Europe’s Defence Industry Wins Big With Airbus Military Deal
Line of defenceIsraelMissiles The US’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (Thaad) anti-ballistic missile system has proven as capable…
#Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #Airbus #airdefence #canada #defenceindustry #defenceprocurement #defencespending #israel #militaryaircraft #missilesystems #navalrecruitment #Thaadmissiles
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Europe’s Defence Industry Wins Big With Airbus Military Deal
Line of defenceIsraelMissiles The US’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (Thaad) anti-ballistic missile system has proven as capable…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Airbus #airdefence #Canada #DefenceIndustry #defenceprocurement #defencespending #Israel #militaryaircraft" #missilesystems #navalrecruitment #Thaadmissiles
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https://www.europesays.com/ch/105036/ Neutral Switzerland joins Nato ammunition procurement partnership #AmmunitionSupportPartnership #Armasuisse #DefenceProcurement #NatoAmmunitionProcurement #Switzerland #SwitzerlandJoinsNato #SwitzerlandMilitaryNeutrality
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/127944/ Yle: Finland among Europe’s top buyers of US military equipment #AlexanderStubb #AnttiHäkkänen #Bruegel #DefenceProcurement #F35 #Finland #helsinki #JuhaMattiYlitalo #nato #USMilitaryEquipment #Yle
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Why is Canada spending tens of billions on new submarines?
Canada is looking to spend tens of billions of dollars on a contract with German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine…
#Canada #MarkCarney #defenceprocurement #DefenceSpending #grossdomesticproduct #nato #NATOcountries #RoyalCanadianNavy #Submarines #ThyssenKruppMarineSystems
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Finland has ‘a huge interest’ in working with Canada on defence procurement projects: defence secretary – The Hill Times
Canada’s push for strategic partnerships with European allies while it reduces reliance on the United States is reaping…
#Finland #FI #Europe #Europa #EU #defenceprocurement #finland #Suomi #uutiset
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Finland has ‘a huge interest’ in working with Canada on defence procurement projects: defence secretary – The Hill Times https://www.byteseu.com/2163910/ #DefenceProcurement #Finland
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/52289/ LIVE: Starmer to set out Defence spending plan #AndyBurnham #AutonomousWeapons #BreakingNewsLondon #BritishArmy #Chancellor #DANJARVIS #DefenceInvestmentPlan #DefenceProcurement #DefenceSpendingBudget #DronesInvestment #JohnHealeyResignation #KeirStarmerLive #MinistryOfDefence #NatoSummit #news #RachelReeves #RAFFighterJets #RoyalNavyFrigates #StrategicDefenceReview #Telegraph #TheTelegraph #UKMilitaryFunding #UKPoliticsLive #WhitehallRow
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Carney says he and Trump discussed defence priorities, Arctic ahead of NATO summit
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about efforts to protect…
#NATO #OTAN #Europe #Europa #EU #News #defenceprocurement #donaldtrump #G7summit #markcarney #nato #THECANADIANPRESS
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Carney says he and Trump discussed defence priorities, Arctic ahead of NATO summit
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about efforts to protect…
#Canada #MarkCarney #defenceprocurement #donaldtrump #G7Summit #nato #TheCanadianPress
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Canada splashes $2.5bn on Aussie radar
Canada will fork out $2.5bn for a world-leading Australian radar system in what is Australia’s biggest-ever defence export…
#Canada #Australia #defenceindustry #defenceminister #defenceprocurement #DepartmentofDefence #ParliamentHouse #RichardMarles
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Canada solidifies agreement with Australia to buy Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar system
Canada has taken the next step toward acquiring a highly sophisticated, long-range radar system to monitor the Arctic.…
#Canada #MarkCarney #Australia #BAESystemsAustralia #BritishForeignSecretary #CanadianArcticArchipelago #Canberra #defenceminister #defenceprocurement #radarsystem #RichardMarles #StephenFuhr
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CCC Signs MoU to Expand Canadian Defence Trade with the Dominican Republic
Canadian Commercial Corporation OTTAWA, Ontario, June 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a release issued under the same…
#Canada #CanadianCommercialCorporation #Canadiantechnology #defenceindustry #defenceprocurement #DominicanRepublic #MinistryofDefence
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Why more defence spending won’t fix Britain’s defence
Share this article In what could have been a comment on Scotland’s low-scoring, but nevertheless clean sheet-keeping win…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #Anduril #ArmsIndustry #column #defenceprocurement #defencespending #dronewarfare #dual-usetechnology #freemarket #NATO #SpaceX #UKmilitary
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/66048/ Why more defence spending won’t fix Britain’s defence #Anduril #ArmsIndustry #Britain #column #DefenceProcurement #DefenceSpending #DroneWarfare #DualUseTechnology #FreeMarket #NATO #SpaceX #UKMilitary
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EU countries agree on simplified structure for trillion-euro budget
European Union member countries on Tuesday agreed on a significantly simplified framework for the bloc’s next long-term budget…
#Europe #EU #agriculturalpolicy #budgetnegotiations #defenceprocurement #EUcountries #EuropeanUnion
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CCC Signs MoU to Expand Canadian Defence Trade with the Dominican Republic
Canadian Commercial Corporation OTTAWA, Ontario, June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CCC is pleased to announce the signing…
#Canada #Canadiantechnology #defenceindustry #defenceprocurement #DominicanRepublic #MinistryofDefence
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If I haven’t made it plain before, I have certainly left enough clues in the past as to what ought to be discussed about #AUKUS and what ought best be left for those with the appropriate expertise to deliberate and inform.
Clearly, the main public gripe about #ScottyFromMarketing ‘s big dirty deal concerns costs. Any discussion of our reliance on the #US #Alliance (a secondary gripe) needs not be conducted solely from the AUKUS perspective because it is not the wherewithal of that alliance.
But to be more specific, AUKUS must be evaluated from the perspective of stated core requirements addressing the latest Strategic Review and the military tasks/missions which fall out of it.
If the public needs/wishes to debate our defence spending and access to classified documents on the matter is not possible, it must fall back to critique the strategic review itself, the steering document for every Defence acquisition. Everything about defence emanates from that document.
Ergo, IMO, the current community enquiry is wasting its time if it reviews anything else but the source of all defence requirements as it lacks expertise (and time) to deal with the work that eventually lead to submarine warfare scenarios and the evalluation of platform Vs requirements before any discussion can focus on the AUKUS deal. Focusing on AUKUS is like talking about the water coming out of the tap as the source of all its contaminents.
And this is why, having tuned to the enquiry just now, I quickly stopped watching it. What is it really trying to achieve? I found it a useless waste of time…and a political stunt at best. It will not inform the public. It will sow confusion as petty interests are platformed. It will generalise a mountain of processes and deduce nothing useful from it. It will further divide public opinion on AUKUS, claim success on the back of emotive reactions to biased platforming and stoke further clueless Column inches.
I sincerely hope that I am wrong about this, truly, I am. But the odds are stacked up against it.
Think about it… #Marles is fully briefed on AUKUS, but what we publically hear from the Minister is spin, platitudes, obfuscation and misdirection when he tells us anything about the SSN deal. He is not a complete idiot. He does this for a reason. Ask yourself then, what is the reason(s) which compel a sitting Minister to gamble his political career on remaing tight lipped about that particular defence acquisition?
#AusPol #AUKUS #SSN #PublicInquiry #Defence #StrategicReview #USAlliance #DefenceProcurement #UK #US #ProjectRequirements #DefenceTenders #PublicOpinion
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If I haven’t made it plain before, I have certainly left enough clues in the past as to what ought to be discussed about #AUKUS and what ought best be left for those with the appropriate expertise to deliberate and inform.
Clearly, the main public gripe about #ScottyFromMarketing ‘s big dirty deal concerns costs. Any discussion of our reliance on the #US #Alliance (a secondary gripe) needs not be conducted solely from the AUKUS perspective because it is not the wherewithal of that alliance.
But to be more specific, AUKUS must be evaluated from the perspective of stated core requirements addressing the latest Strategic Review and the military tasks/missions which fall out of it.
If the public needs/wishes to debate our defence spending and access to classified documents on the matter is not possible, it must fall back to critique the strategic review itself, the steering document for every Defence acquisition. Everything about defence emanates from that document.
Ergo, IMO, the current community enquiry is wasting its time if it reviews anything else but the source of all defence requirements as it lacks expertise (and time) to deal with the work that eventually lead to submarine warfare scenarios and the evalluation of platform Vs requirements before any discussion can focus on the AUKUS deal. Focusing on AUKUS is like talking about the water coming out of the tap as the source of all its contaminents.
And this is why, having tuned to the enquiry just now, I quickly stopped watching it. What is it really trying to achieve? I found it a useless waste of time…and a political stunt at best. It will not inform the public. It will sow confusion as petty interests are platformed. It will generalise a mountain of processes and deduce nothing useful from it. It will further divide public opinion on AUKUS, claim success on the back of emotive reactions to biased platforming and stoke further clueless Column inches.
I sincerely hope that I am wrong about this, truly, I am. But the odds are stacked up against it.
Think about it… #Marles is fully briefed on AUKUS, but what we publically hear from the Minister is spin, platitudes, obfuscation and misdirection when he tells us anything about the SSN deal. He is not a complete idiot. He does this for a reason. Ask yourself then, what is the reason(s) which compel a sitting Minister to gamble his political career on remaing tight lipped about that particular defence acquisition?
#AusPol #AUKUS #SSN #PublicInquiry #Defence #StrategicReview #USAlliance #DefenceProcurement #UK #US #ProjectRequirements #DefenceTenders #PublicOpinion
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If I haven’t made it plain before, I have certainly left enough clues in the past as to what ought to be discussed about #AUKUS and what ought best be left for those with the appropriate expertise to deliberate and inform.
Clearly, the main public gripe about #ScottyFromMarketing ‘s big dirty deal concerns costs. Any discussion of our reliance on the #US #Alliance (a secondary gripe) needs not be conducted solely from the AUKUS perspective because it is not the wherewithal of that alliance.
But to be more specific, AUKUS must be evaluated from the perspective of stated core requirements addressing the latest Strategic Review and the military tasks/missions which fall out of it.
If the public needs/wishes to debate our defence spending and access to classified documents on the matter is not possible, it must fall back to critique the strategic review itself, the steering document for every Defence acquisition. Everything about defence emanates from that document.
Ergo, IMO, the current community enquiry is wasting its time if it reviews anything else but the source of all defence requirements as it lacks expertise (and time) to deal with the work that eventually lead to submarine warfare scenarios and the evalluation of platform Vs requirements before any discussion can focus on the AUKUS deal. Focusing on AUKUS is like talking about the water coming out of the tap as the source of all its contaminents.
And this is why, having tuned to the enquiry just now, I quickly stopped watching it. What is it really trying to achieve? I found it a useless waste of time…and a political stunt at best. It will not inform the public. It will sow confusion as petty interests are platformed. It will generalise a mountain of processes and deduce nothing useful from it. It will further divide public opinion on AUKUS, claim success on the back of emotive reactions to biased platforming and stoke further clueless Column inches.
I sincerely hope that I am wrong about this, truly, I am. But the odds are stacked up against it.
Think about it… #Marles is fully briefed on AUKUS, but what we publically hear from the Minister is spin, platitudes, obfuscation and misdirection when he tells us anything about the SSN deal. He is not a complete idiot. He does this for a reason. Ask yourself then, what is the reason(s) which compel a sitting Minister to gamble his political career on remaing tight lipped about that particular defence acquisition?
#AusPol #AUKUS #SSN #PublicInquiry #Defence #StrategicReview #USAlliance #DefenceProcurement #UK #US #ProjectRequirements #DefenceTenders #PublicOpinion
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If I haven’t made it plain before, I have certainly left enough clues in the past as to what ought to be discussed about #AUKUS and what ought best be left for those with the appropriate expertise to deliberate and inform.
Clearly, the main public gripe about #ScottyFromMarketing ‘s big dirty deal concerns costs. Any discussion of our reliance on the #US #Alliance (a secondary gripe) needs not be conducted solely from the AUKUS perspective because it is not the wherewithal of that alliance.
But to be more specific, AUKUS must be evaluated from the perspective of stated core requirements addressing the latest Strategic Review and the military tasks/missions which fall out of it.
If the public needs/wishes to debate our defence spending and access to classified documents on the matter is not possible, it must fall back to critique the strategic review itself, the steering document for every Defence acquisition. Everything about defence emanates from that document.
Ergo, IMO, the current community enquiry is wasting its time if it reviews anything else but the source of all defence requirements as it lacks expertise (and time) to deal with the work that eventually lead to submarine warfare scenarios and the evalluation of platform Vs requirements before any discussion can focus on the AUKUS deal. Focusing on AUKUS is like talking about the water coming out of the tap as the source of all its contaminents.
And this is why, having tuned to the enquiry just now, I quickly stopped watching it. What is it really trying to achieve? I found it a useless waste of time…and a political stunt at best. It will not inform the public. It will sow confusion as petty interests are platformed. It will generalise a mountain of processes and deduce nothing useful from it. It will further divide public opinion on AUKUS, claim success on the back of emotive reactions to biased platforming and stoke further clueless Column inches.
I sincerely hope that I am wrong about this, truly, I am. But the odds are stacked up against it.
Think about it… #Marles is fully briefed on AUKUS, but what we publically hear from the Minister is spin, platitudes, obfuscation and misdirection when he tells us anything about the SSN deal. He is not a complete idiot. He does this for a reason. Ask yourself then, what is the reason(s) which compel a sitting Minister to gamble his political career on remaing tight lipped about that particular defence acquisition?
#AusPol #AUKUS #SSN #PublicInquiry #Defence #StrategicReview #USAlliance #DefenceProcurement #UK #US #ProjectRequirements #DefenceTenders #PublicOpinion
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If I haven’t made it plain before, I have certainly left enough clues in the past as to what ought to be discussed about #AUKUS and what ought best be left for those with the appropriate expertise to deliberate and inform.
Clearly, the main public gripe about #ScottyFromMarketing ‘s big dirty deal concerns costs. Any discussion of our reliance on the #US #Alliance (a secondary gripe) needs not be conducted solely from the AUKUS perspective because it is not the wherewithal of that alliance.
But to be more specific, AUKUS must be evaluated from the perspective of stated core requirements addressing the latest Strategic Review and the military tasks/missions which fall out of it.
If the public needs/wishes to debate our defence spending and access to classified documents on the matter is not possible, it must fall back to critique the strategic review itself, the steering document for every Defence acquisition. Everything about defence emanates from that document.
Ergo, IMO, the current community enquiry is wasting its time if it reviews anything else but the source of all defence requirements as it lacks expertise (and time) to deal with the work that eventually lead to submarine warfare scenarios and the evalluation of platform Vs requirements before any discussion can focus on the AUKUS deal. Focusing on AUKUS is like talking about the water coming out of the tap as the source of all its contaminents.
And this is why, having tuned to the enquiry just now, I quickly stopped watching it. What is it really trying to achieve? I found it a useless waste of time…and a political stunt at best. It will not inform the public. It will sow confusion as petty interests are platformed. It will generalise a mountain of processes and deduce nothing useful from it. It will further divide public opinion on AUKUS, claim success on the back of emotive reactions to biased platforming and stoke further clueless Column inches.
I sincerely hope that I am wrong about this, truly, I am. But the odds are stacked up against it.
Think about it… #Marles is fully briefed on AUKUS, but what we publically hear from the Minister is spin, platitudes, obfuscation and misdirection when he tells us anything about the SSN deal. He is not a complete idiot. He does this for a reason. Ask yourself then, what is the reason(s) which compel a sitting Minister to gamble his political career on remaing tight lipped about that particular defence acquisition?
#AusPol #AUKUS #SSN #PublicInquiry #Defence #StrategicReview #USAlliance #DefenceProcurement #UK #US #ProjectRequirements #DefenceTenders #PublicOpinion
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‘Europe cannot afford bureaucratic paralysis’: EU strikes defence simplification deal
A package of measures aimed at accelerating defence investment and improving defence responsiveness to security challenges across the…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanParliament #defenceprocurement #defenceproduction #DeputyMinisterforEuropeanAffairs #EUmemberstates #EuropeanCouncil #EuropeanUnion #RenewEurope #securitychallenges
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Pakistan's Defence Woes Stem from Failed Bargaining Tactics
Pakistan's defence struggles aren't about money, but about negotiation skills - a crucial lesson can be learned from India's recent dealings with Russia over the Su-57, where flexibility and leverage led to better offers. By offering co-production and supply-chain integration, Russia is showing how a bit of generosity can go a long way…
#Geopolitics #NationalSecurity #DefenceProcurement #SupplyChain #Russia
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I cannot help but sigh deeply whenever politicians get involved in strategic military discussions. This is in no way to disparage, in this case, Senator #Shoebridge as he rightly points out that a handful of submarines will not guarantee open sea lanes to Australia in the event of war. For what it’s worth, Sen Shoebridge is only targeting the Govt’s goto spiel about #AUKUS, that is a simple message which the public can understand and focus on.
While the govt messaging about protecting sealanes being the reason for SSN acquisition is not entirely wrong, it is not entirely correct either. Submarines platforms are primarily intelligence, insertion, and deterence platforms, #Stealth is something SSN currently have in spades. Their stealth characteristics make these SNNs a force projection multiplier in any theater of sea warfare and likely to make an aggressor think twice before they commit to offensive actions. This comment is not a defence of #AUKUS since that is simply a defence acquisition project. But it is in defence of the need for undersea platforms that are stealthy, highly survivable, can transport personel, equipment and stores, carry offensive and defensive elements and traverse transoceanic distances at speed without refueling. Those needs are dictated to the ADF by the govt of the day in terms of assigned strategic missions and outcomes. In short, our ADF (men adn women pledging their lives to defend us all) deserves the very best materiel and platforms we can provide in order to carry out those missions and responsibilites entrusted to our them.
Everything else is plainly just politics, played by, I dare say, less than genuine and knowledgeable individuals.
#AusPol #ADF #Submarines #SSN #AUKUS #NuclearSubmarines #DefenceProcurement #Acquisition #VirginiaBoats #USN #NavalShipyards #DefenceBudget #RichardMarlesMP #Greens #Labor #BiPartisanShip #DoD #RAN
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I cannot help but sigh deeply whenever politicians get involved in strategic military discussions. This is in no way to disparage, in this case, Senator #Shoebridge as he rightly points out that a handful of submarines will not guarantee open sea lanes to Australia in the event of war. For what it’s worth, Sen Shoebridge is only targeting the Govt’s goto spiel about #AUKUS, that is a simple message which the public can understand and focus on.
While the govt messaging about protecting sealanes being the reason for SSN acquisition is not entirely wrong, it is not entirely correct either. Submarines platforms are primarily intelligence, insertion, and deterence platforms, #Stealth is something SSN currently have in spades. Their stealth characteristics make these SNNs a force projection multiplier in any theater of sea warfare and likely to make an aggressor think twice before they commit to offensive actions. This comment is not a defence of #AUKUS since that is simply a defence acquisition project. But it is in defence of the need for undersea platforms that are stealthy, highly survivable, can transport personel, equipment and stores, carry offensive and defensive elements and traverse transoceanic distances at speed without refueling. Those needs are dictated to the ADF by the govt of the day in terms of assigned strategic missions and outcomes. In short, our ADF (men adn women pledging their lives to defend us all) deserves the very best materiel and platforms we can provide in order to carry out those missions and responsibilites entrusted to our them.
Everything else is plainly just politics, played by, I dare say, less than genuine and knowledgeable individuals.
#AusPol #ADF #Submarines #SSN #AUKUS #NuclearSubmarines #DefenceProcurement #Acquisition #VirginiaBoats #USN #NavalShipyards #DefenceBudget #RichardMarlesMP #Greens #Labor #BiPartisanShip #DoD #RAN
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I cannot help but sigh deeply whenever politicians get involved in strategic military discussions. This is in no way to disparage, in this case, Senator #Shoebridge as he rightly points out that a handful of submarines will not guarantee open sea lanes to Australia in the event of war. For what it’s worth, Sen Shoebridge is only targeting the Govt’s goto spiel about #AUKUS, that is a simple message which the public can understand and focus on.
While the govt messaging about protecting sealanes being the reason for SSN acquisition is not entirely wrong, it is not entirely correct either. Submarines platforms are primarily intelligence, insertion, and deterence platforms, #Stealth is something SSN currently have in spades. Their stealth characteristics make these SNNs a force projection multiplier in any theater of sea warfare and likely to make an aggressor think twice before they commit to offensive actions. This comment is not a defence of #AUKUS since that is simply a defence acquisition project. But it is in defence of the need for undersea platforms that are stealthy, highly survivable, can transport personel, equipment and stores, carry offensive and defensive elements and traverse transoceanic distances at speed without refueling. Those needs are dictated to the ADF by the govt of the day in terms of assigned strategic missions and outcomes. In short, our ADF (men adn women pledging their lives to defend us all) deserves the very best materiel and platforms we can provide in order to carry out those missions and responsibilites entrusted to our them.
Everything else is plainly just politics, played by, I dare say, less than genuine and knowledgeable individuals.
#AusPol #ADF #Submarines #SSN #AUKUS #NuclearSubmarines #DefenceProcurement #Acquisition #VirginiaBoats #USN #NavalShipyards #DefenceBudget #RichardMarlesMP #Greens #Labor #BiPartisanShip #DoD #RAN
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I cannot help but sigh deeply whenever politicians get involved in strategic military discussions. This is in no way to disparage, in this case, Senator #Shoebridge as he rightly points out that a handful of submarines will not guarantee open sea lanes to Australia in the event of war. For what it’s worth, Sen Shoebridge is only targeting the Govt’s goto spiel about #AUKUS, that is a simple message which the public can understand and focus on.
While the govt messaging about protecting sealanes being the reason for SSN acquisition is not entirely wrong, it is not entirely correct either. Submarines platforms are primarily intelligence, insertion, and deterence platforms, #Stealth is something SSN currently have in spades. Their stealth characteristics make these SNNs a force projection multiplier in any theater of sea warfare and likely to make an aggressor think twice before they commit to offensive actions. This comment is not a defence of #AUKUS since that is simply a defence acquisition project. But it is in defence of the need for undersea platforms that are stealthy, highly survivable, can transport personel, equipment and stores, carry offensive and defensive elements and traverse transoceanic distances at speed without refueling. Those needs are dictated to the ADF by the govt of the day in terms of assigned strategic missions and outcomes. In short, our ADF (men adn women pledging their lives to defend us all) deserves the very best materiel and platforms we can provide in order to carry out those missions and responsibilites entrusted to our them.
Everything else is plainly just politics, played by, I dare say, less than genuine and knowledgeable individuals.
#AusPol #ADF #Submarines #SSN #AUKUS #NuclearSubmarines #DefenceProcurement #Acquisition #VirginiaBoats #USN #NavalShipyards #DefenceBudget #RichardMarlesMP #Greens #Labor #BiPartisanShip #DoD #RAN
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I cannot help but sigh deeply whenever politicians get involved in strategic military discussions. This is in no way to disparage, in this case, Senator #Shoebridge as he rightly points out that a handful of submarines will not guarantee open sea lanes to Australia in the event of war. For what it’s worth, Sen Shoebridge is only targeting the Govt’s goto spiel about #AUKUS, that is a simple message which the public can understand and focus on.
While the govt messaging about protecting sealanes being the reason for SSN acquisition is not entirely wrong, it is not entirely correct either. Submarines platforms are primarily intelligence, insertion, and deterence platforms, #Stealth is something SSN currently have in spades. Their stealth characteristics make these SNNs a force projection multiplier in any theater of sea warfare and likely to make an aggressor think twice before they commit to offensive actions. This comment is not a defence of #AUKUS since that is simply a defence acquisition project. But it is in defence of the need for undersea platforms that are stealthy, highly survivable, can transport personel, equipment and stores, carry offensive and defensive elements and traverse transoceanic distances at speed without refueling. Those needs are dictated to the ADF by the govt of the day in terms of assigned strategic missions and outcomes. In short, our ADF (men adn women pledging their lives to defend us all) deserves the very best materiel and platforms we can provide in order to carry out those missions and responsibilites entrusted to our them.
Everything else is plainly just politics, played by, I dare say, less than genuine and knowledgeable individuals.
#AusPol #ADF #Submarines #SSN #AUKUS #NuclearSubmarines #DefenceProcurement #Acquisition #VirginiaBoats #USN #NavalShipyards #DefenceBudget #RichardMarlesMP #Greens #Labor #BiPartisanShip #DoD #RAN
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https://www.europesays.com/people/102584/ Putin Hails ‘Brotherly’ India-Russia Ties, Stresses Strategic Partnership in Defence, Energy and Technology #AsiaEngagement #BrahMosMissile #BrotherlyRelations #DefenceProcurement #DefenceTies #EconomicCooperation #EnergyCooperation #GeopoliticalTies #IndiaRussia #MilitaryCooperation #SPIEFSpeech #StrategicAutonomy #StrategicPartnership #TechnologySharing #VladimirPutin
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And, if the #AUKUS tier one debacle ins’t muddy enough for us lay people and tax payers, here is yet more #Double-talk from our #Secretive #DefenceProcurement, #Minister and #LaborMP.
Make of it what you will, but I’ll venture to say that we will not know the truth of it all until sometime hence when an #AmyRemeikis of the future writes a revelatory book about those #RustBuckets #HandMeDowns #SSN boats we are now likely to get from the USN.
Nothing stinks like #ScottyFromMarketing smell… now where did I store that gas mask I used during the #Moretorium protests?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-02/ed-husic-calls-for-aukus-deal-rethink-submarines/106750234
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And, if the #AUKUS tier one debacle ins’t muddy enough for us lay people and tax payers, here is yet more #Double-talk from our #Secretive #DefenceProcurement, #Minister and #LaborMP.
Make of it what you will, but I’ll venture to say that we will not know the truth of it all until sometime hence when an #AmyRemeikis of the future writes a revelatory book about those #RustBuckets #HandMeDowns #SSN boats we are now likely to get from the USN.
Nothing stinks like #ScottyFromMarketing smell… now where did I store that gas mask I used during the #Moretorium protests?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-02/ed-husic-calls-for-aukus-deal-rethink-submarines/106750234
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And, if the #AUKUS tier one debacle ins’t muddy enough for us lay people and tax payers, here is yet more #Double-talk from our #Secretive #DefenceProcurement, #Minister and #LaborMP.
Make of it what you will, but I’ll venture to say that we will not know the truth of it all until sometime hence when an #AmyRemeikis of the future writes a revelatory book about those #RustBuckets #HandMeDowns #SSN boats we are now likely to get from the USN.
Nothing stinks like #ScottyFromMarketing smell… now where did I store that gas mask I used during the #Moretorium protests?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-02/ed-husic-calls-for-aukus-deal-rethink-submarines/106750234
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And, if the #AUKUS tier one debacle ins’t muddy enough for us lay people and tax payers, here is yet more #Double-talk from our #Secretive #DefenceProcurement, #Minister and #LaborMP.
Make of it what you will, but I’ll venture to say that we will not know the truth of it all until sometime hence when an #AmyRemeikis of the future writes a revelatory book about those #RustBuckets #HandMeDowns #SSN boats we are now likely to get from the USN.
Nothing stinks like #ScottyFromMarketing smell… now where did I store that gas mask I used during the #Moretorium protests?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-02/ed-husic-calls-for-aukus-deal-rethink-submarines/106750234
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And, if the #AUKUS tier one debacle ins’t muddy enough for us lay people and tax payers, here is yet more #Double-talk from our #Secretive #DefenceProcurement, #Minister and #LaborMP.
Make of it what you will, but I’ll venture to say that we will not know the truth of it all until sometime hence when an #AmyRemeikis of the future writes a revelatory book about those #RustBuckets #HandMeDowns #SSN boats we are now likely to get from the USN.
Nothing stinks like #ScottyFromMarketing smell… now where did I store that gas mask I used during the #Moretorium protests?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-02/ed-husic-calls-for-aukus-deal-rethink-submarines/106750234
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https://www.europesays.com/lu/7624/ FW-MAG Future Warfare Magazine – shownews ##CaMo ##Interoperability ##SCORPION #ArmouredVehicles #Arquus #Belgium #CaMoProgramme #CSG #CzechRepublic #CzechoslovakGroup #DefenceConsolidation #DefenceIndustrialStrategy #DefenceProcurement #DefenceSpending #DGA #EuropeanDefenceIndustry #EuropeanFragmentation #FNHerstal #Griffon #Jaguar #KNDS #LandSystems #Luxembourg #MilitaryModernisation #NATO #Serval #StrategicAutonomy #SupplyChainDiversification #Thales #WheeledVehicles
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Aegis Critical Energy Defence and Malahat Energy Systems to Attend CANSEC 2026 https://www.byteseu.com/2057012/ #Canada #CANSEC #CriticalEnergy #DefenceProcurement #DepartmentOfNationalDefence #Energy #EnergyStorageSystem #EnergyTechnology #ForwardOperatingBases #malahat #MalahatEnergySystems #MalahatNation
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/88613/ Malaysia seeks more than $250 million from Norway over axed defence deal #compensation #DefenceMinister #DefenceProcurement #Malaysia #MohamedKhaledNordin #Norway #Oslo #PrimeMinisterAnwarIbrahim #RoyalMalaysianNavy
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India's Rafale Deal Faces Technology Transfer Hurdles
India is on the cusp of making history with a massive $36–40 billion Rafale deal, poised to be the largest single order ever for the advanced fighter jets. The procurement process is gaining momentum, with the Indian Air Force finalizing the Request for Proposal for 114 Dassault Rafale F4s and potentially F5s.
#India #RafaleDeal #DefenceProcurement #TechnologyTransfer #Aerospace
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‘Each day counts’: EU scrambles to seal defence industry deal https://www.byteseu.com/2035342/ #DefenceIndustry #DefenceProcurement #EUCouncilPresidency #Europe #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanDefence #EuropeanParliament #MemberStates #PresidentDonaldTrump #TheEU
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/971600/ ‘Each day counts’: EU scrambles to seal defence industry deal #DefenceIndustry #DefenceProcurement #EU #EUCouncilPresidency #Europe #European #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanDefence #EuropeanParliament #MemberStates #PresidentDonaldTrump #TheEU
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‘Each day counts’: EU scrambles to seal defence industry deal
The EU is hopeful it can reach a deal on a raft of measures aiming to slash red…
#Europe #EU #DefenceIndustry #defenceprocurement #EUCouncilPresidency #EuropeanCommission #Europeandefence #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanUnion #memberstates #PresidentDonaldTrump #theEU
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Ministry of Defence Finalizes Rs 1,476 Crore Electronic Warfare Procurement
On May 5, 2026, the Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 1,476 crore deal with BEL for mobile electronic warfare systems to improve Indian Army signal intelligence.
#indianarmy, #defenceupdate, #aatmanirbharbharat, #electronicwarfare, #defenceprocurement
https://newsletter.tf/india-army-electronic-warfare-deal-may-2026/
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The Indian Army is adding five new mobile electronic warfare units to its fleet. This deal is worth Rs 1,476 crore and focuses on local Indian production.
#indianarmy, #defenceupdate, #aatmanirbharbharat, #electronicwarfare, #defenceprocurement
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#RexPatrick seems to be the only one asking the right questions, persistently. Australian #Reporters and #Journalists would do well to learn from him.
“Of course, there is a small possibility that we are wrong and there is no estimate. Maybe the Minister has told the ASA he won’t ask for one and they shouldn’t generate one.” (Rex Patrick)
Read more
https://michaelwest.com.au/where-are-the-aukus-nuclear-waste-costings-let-alone-the-dump-sites/#AUKUS #AusPol #DefenceProcurement #ASA
In the past, I’ve had some exposure to big Defence projects and I am reminded that no project is too big to fail and the reality that all projects also have a ‘political life’ use-by-date to take into account.
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#RexPatrick seems to be the only one asking the right questions, persistently. Australian #Reporters and #Journalists would do well to learn from him.
“Of course, there is a small possibility that we are wrong and there is no estimate. Maybe the Minister has told the ASA he won’t ask for one and they shouldn’t generate one.” (Rex Patrick)
Read more
https://michaelwest.com.au/where-are-the-aukus-nuclear-waste-costings-let-alone-the-dump-sites/#AUKUS #AusPol #DefenceProcurement #ASA
In the past, I’ve had some exposure to big Defence projects and I am reminded that no project is too big to fail and the reality that all projects also have a ‘political life’ use-by-date to take into account.
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#RexPatrick seems to be the only one asking the right questions, persistently. Australian #Reporters and #Journalists would do well to learn from him.
“Of course, there is a small possibility that we are wrong and there is no estimate. Maybe the Minister has told the ASA he won’t ask for one and they shouldn’t generate one.” (Rex Patrick)
Read more
https://michaelwest.com.au/where-are-the-aukus-nuclear-waste-costings-let-alone-the-dump-sites/#AUKUS #AusPol #DefenceProcurement #ASA
In the past, I’ve had some exposure to big Defence projects and I am reminded that no project is too big to fail and the reality that all projects also have a ‘political life’ use-by-date to take into account.
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#RexPatrick seems to be the only one asking the right questions, persistently. Australian #Reporters and #Journalists would do well to learn from him.
“Of course, there is a small possibility that we are wrong and there is no estimate. Maybe the Minister has told the ASA he won’t ask for one and they shouldn’t generate one.” (Rex Patrick)
Read more
https://michaelwest.com.au/where-are-the-aukus-nuclear-waste-costings-let-alone-the-dump-sites/#AUKUS #AusPol #DefenceProcurement #ASA
In the past, I’ve had some exposure to big Defence projects and I am reminded that no project is too big to fail and the reality that all projects also have a ‘political life’ use-by-date to take into account.
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#RexPatrick seems to be the only one asking the right questions, persistently. Australian #Reporters and #Journalists would do well to learn from him.
“Of course, there is a small possibility that we are wrong and there is no estimate. Maybe the Minister has told the ASA he won’t ask for one and they shouldn’t generate one.” (Rex Patrick)
Read more
https://michaelwest.com.au/where-are-the-aukus-nuclear-waste-costings-let-alone-the-dump-sites/#AUKUS #AusPol #DefenceProcurement #ASA
In the past, I’ve had some exposure to big Defence projects and I am reminded that no project is too big to fail and the reality that all projects also have a ‘political life’ use-by-date to take into account.