Sam William

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[Sam William @SWDWilliam]

@JAParker29 Absolutely. I reckon the approach makes a lot of sense for patrol too, with the inherent seakeeping, range, endurance and multipurpose utility of large civilian offshore support vessel designs.

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@onemoregrunt @irir_inoue @D8tf0 I can’t say that’s necessarily the case - it depends on if we’re building for efficiency or to string out a program.

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Just to clarify, *meaningful* fleet growth, not just getting back to 11/12 major surface combatants.

Seriously, what are they doing at Osborne, and why aren’t we utilising Civmec in partnership with Austal?

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The vague timelines for Henderson builds don’t provide much confidence - especially given the track record of the department over the last two decades.

If there’s any desire for fleet growth before the 40s, the timelines and plan for both Hunter & New FFM don’t make any sense.

[MODERN ANZACs @ModernAnzacs]

The Australian Department of Defence has negotiated a contingency option to build a fourth 06FFM Upgraded Mogami in Japan if the Western Australia naval shipyard construction schedule slips. Details, program, systems, weaponry, pix https://t.co/67ezJG8tF5

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@SouthVarangian @Clint_Davey1 I think you’re misunderstanding the treaty. Check out some of @BuchananLiz’s work.

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@VeerXn Tell me you’ve never been to Australia, let alone the outback without telling me …

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@FennellJW I don’t believe this person has ever been to Australia, let alone the vast expanses of outback ….

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@CroweDM I think it needs to properly distinguish between treaty level and non-treaty level agreements.

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@JAParker29 The silly part is, both in capability and in operating cost, auxiliaries are by far the best platforms for HADR.

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@FennellJW @NavyLookout Not at all, but the problem is trying to treat it as a silver bullet solution, without nailing, and proving, the natural fits first.

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I’m once again left with the question, where are the persistent towed array LUSVs?

Dispersed sensor platforms conducting dull, persistent work should be truly proven before jumping to paper concepts of missile carrying silver bullets that don’t even result in parity on paper

[Navy Lookout @NavyLookout]

New technical briefing article:

Navantia UK considers the significant design challenges of Large Uncrewed Surface Vessels

https://t.co/nAlthFfbg8

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@FennellJW @NavyLookout Conops, international law, perception? Pretty critical differences yet to be proven even before considering actual wartime and combat.

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@NavyLookout I’m aware, but that’s not the issue I’m pointing out.

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@JAParker29 @Wembridge @FinancialReview I couldn’t agree more. Worth noting that a certain Italian shipbuilder’s US subsidiary is indirectly majority owned by the Italian State via Gov investment entities.

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A worthy area for extensive R&D? Absolutely. But to make it a key part of a nation’s force structure at this concept stage is a level of groupthink and grave negligence beyond belief.

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@JAParker29 Honestly, if they were smart they wouldn’t have publicised any forensic assistance as it would play right into the well known PRC narrative.

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@NZ_Trav Oh that’s worse and just so inappropriate.