Hans J.'s articles (3 total)
27 September 2021
Without a clear strategy, Australia will not have a submarine navy. Part 2
We should be pleased to see the previous submarine contract cancelled, but not without a clear replacement program in place.
26 September 2021
Submarines. Gross mismanagement, confusion and waste: Part 1
Australia's submarines deal is a lesson in how to offend one country after another: Japan, Germany and now France.
12 July 2021
Why is Australia still investing in a balanced defence force?
When the Prime Minister recently compared Australia’s strategic situation to that in 1939, he was right in two respects. Both in 1939 and in 2021, we have put too much trust in a ‘great and powerful friend’ to secure our independence. Australia’s problem is a Defence department that, simply put, lacks foresight, resourcefulness and innovation.