Colin Clark
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Aussies to pour $3B into US nuke boat yards, long-lead items for AUKUS subs
"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. → Read More
Japanese F-35s make first foreign visit, landing in Australia
As 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. → Read More
Malabar exercise brings India to the Pacific
The 10-day exercise brought Vice Adm. Dinesh Tripathi of the Indian Navy from India's western coast to Papua New Guinea, via the Solomon Islands and on to Sydney, a rare outing for the Indian admiral who had only visited the Pacific once in 2018. → Read More
All domain C2, data sharing key for Talisman Sabre: US 3-star
The new Combined Joint Network Operations Security Center (CJ-NOSC) "gives us the ability collaborate along with our partners, which hasn't existed before," US Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of Army I Corps, told Breaking Defense. → Read More
Agile basing gets real world test in Pacific Northern Edge: replace F-15 engine on small island
"They worked basically until the end of their duty day, got up early the next morning to finish it off, ran the engine and had it ready to go within about 12 hours of the C-130 touching down." → Read More
All-Domain operations key focus of vast Aussie Talisman Sabre exercise
"We've just seen an awesome demonstration of firepower here, from different weapons platforms, from different nations. But importantly, all used the same battlefield command and Strategy Center to aim for those targets," Lt. Gen. Greg Bilton, the Australian Defence Force's chief of joint operations, said. → Read More
Aussies plan massive armored cuts; review charts shift to power projection
The planned purchase of Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) will be cut from 450 to 129, a blow to competitors Hanwha and Rheinmetall. → Read More
South Korea and Japan resume intel sharing agreement, but not all problems are solved
"The restoration of the bilateral GSOMIA and the desire now to expand intelligence and other types of security cooperation are made possible by President Yoon’s determination to improve relations and Japan’s growing anxiety about an assertive China," Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute wrote. → Read More
US-Philippines discuss 'roadmap' for weapon buys, including potential multi-role fighter sale
Leaders discussed what US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called "a security-sector assistance roadmap to support the delivery of priority defense platforms over the next five to 10 years, including radar, unmanned aerial systems, military transport aircraft and coastal- and air-defense systems." → Read More
'Absolutely critical' to get DARC space situational system to Australia: Space Forces Indo-Pacific head
"So, what worries me most is China's use of space to complete the kill chain necessary to generate long-range precision strikes against the maritime and air components scheme of maneuver. That's what concerns me the most," Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, commander of Space Forces Indo-Pacific, said. → Read More
Lockheed wins Australia's biggest ever space contract, worth estimated $4B AUD
The Defense Department here, in an unusual move, announced that Lockheed had been directly awarded the contract for what is expected to be a $4 billion AUD ($2.86 billon) commitment to Australia’s first sovereign military satellite program. → Read More
Why North Korea responds the way it does to US-ROK exercises
"It is important to keep in mind that while the US and ROK certainly have the right to conduct drills as they see fit, what they have been doing is NOT business as usual," Jenny Town, a Korean analyst at the Stimson Center in Washington, wrote in an email. → Read More
Tiny Aussie startup is Defense Innovation Unit hypersonics' pick
If this program broadens to production, it will be a singular success story for an Australian research and development effort, which often excel until they face the perils of the well-known valley of death. → Read More
UK tests 7 uncrewed systems for Heavy Lift Challenge future capabilities program
UASHLC has been designed to explore future uncrewed maritime concepts, including assessment of ship-to-ship (intra-theater) and ship-to-shore (inter-theater) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) resupply operations, potentially covering uncrewed delivery of humanitarian aid items, ammunition and spare parts. → Read More
Israel defense minister's firing triggers security fears, reservist call-ups and pause to Bibi's plans
After objecting to a plan to overhaul the country's juridical system, Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant was fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, leading to increased protests in Israel's streets. → Read More
Japan V-22s free from hard clutch problems for now; US Marines confident in repair plan
"So the measure that we undertook of the flight limit bulletin, I think, probably is best summed up as that will allow us to not only to stop this increase in the rate of occurrence, but reduce it by 99 percent," a senior official told Breaking Defense. → Read More
Aussies ground Taipan helo fleet after ditch near beach
"This was a textbook response to a loss of power. The engine stopped, the crew were able to shut the engine down and to ditch the aircraft into Jervis Bay in a way where it was able to keep the aircraft upright.," Defense Minister Richard Marles said in an appearance at Parliament. → Read More
Two former prime ministers push back on AUKUS, but will it matter?
Former Prime Minister Keating called the AUKUS plan a "deeply pathetic" move by the Labor Party he once led. He personally criticized Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defense Minister Richard Marles for their roles, saying they were "seriously unwise ministers." → Read More
$368 billion, 20,000 jobs over 20 years: How AUKUS could 'fundamentally transform' Australia
One analyst called the new agreement the biggest engineering project in 75 years for Australia, but there are big hurdles that need to be cleared. → Read More
China knocks AUKUS deal as destabilizing, while Albanese pledges defense boost for subs
"Well, there's one country in the region that's undergone the biggest peacetime militarization since the Second World War and that's the People's Republic of China," said Australian Shadow Defense Minister Andrew Hastie. "So they can make comments like they have, but it's kind of ironic given what they're doing with their military." → Read More