Why Australia rejected the Japanese submarines in 2016

Out of respect for our grandparents who suffered at the hands of the Japs. In a nutshell, the French First World subs are superior, meeting all of our capability requirements and the French can be trusted.  Japs still can’t be. The last…

Australian-French common bond complements our royal navies

This morning, Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced that France’s DCNS consortium has successfully been awarded our Royal Australian Navy’s $50 billion contract to build and maintain the 12 Shortfin Barracuda submarines out of South Australia. Small mercies from those who sell…

French submarine ticks all the boxes and our ANZACs RIP on the Somme would be proud

Australia needs leadership.  Bold, effective leadership has proven decisive in times when Australia has been at war. This is a time for such leadership in the strategic selection in Australia’s Future Submarine Project for the right submarine fleet for our Royal Australian…