Brexit, immigration and the Commonwealth factor (James Goldrick, ASPI The Strategist)

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/brexit-immigration-commonwealth-factor/

Persistence eventually pays: the Australian submarine force before the Collins Class (James Goldrick, ASPI The Strategist)

The first phase of Australian submarine activity began immediately after Federation, when there was considerable interest in the brand new technology of submersibles. Various schemes were discussed to make use of the new type for Australian port and coastal defence. That early interest reflected vision about submarines’ potential, but the technology wasn’t yet mature enough to be sustained from Australia’s limited industrial and financial base or, arguably, be operationally effective even in such purely defensiveroles.

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/persistence-eventually-pays-the-australian-submarine-force-before-the-collins-class/

An object lesson? The first British nuclear ballistic missile submarine program (James Goldrick, ASPI The Strategist)

The recently published history of the British submarine service since 1945, The Silent Deep by Peter Hennessy and James Jinks, contains much food for thought for those interested in Australia’s future submarine capability. One particular episode, the construction of four nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines to carry Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent in the form of the Polaris A3 missile, is worth exploring in detail.

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/an-object-lesson-the-first-british-nuclear-ballistic-missile-submarine-programme/

Just how long can submarines remain operational? (James Goldrick, ASPI The Strategist)

The current controversy over Australia’s Future Submarine Program, its schedule and the associated life-of-type of the current Collins class has resulted in much hyperbole as to the difficulties associated with keeping elderly boats in operation. A quick survey of the state of affairs in the major submarine operators overseas may provide some context to concerns that the Collins class will have to run for well over 30 years of service.

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/just-how-long-can-submarines-remain-operational/