Maritime warfare – Here and there

The new Pericles: Marles, master of the Seas

27 February 2024 Mike Scrafton AUKUS, Australian focus, By Mike Scrafton

Australia’s future maritime warfare capability is now to include the ‘Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet’. Requiring, like the AUKUS submarines, ambitious naval acquisition and construction programs with long lead-times before delivery, serious questions are raised about how the ELSCF responds to assessments of Australia’s strategic circumstances – and of the extent to which it would be just another contribution by Australian taxpayers to US military forces.

The Future of the Undersea Deterrent: A Global Survey

30 April 2020 Online editor Research and reports, Strategy, defence and security

This publication brings together insights of leading international scholars and next-generation expertsto produce a comprehensive and authoritative reference examining the interplay of strategic issues, including nuclear strategy and deterrence; maritime operational issues, including ASW; and technology issues, including new and disruptive technologies and potential game-changers in relation to deterrence.