Open thread, replacing the Australian Collins Submarine

Due to the interest in the Australian Collins Submarine replacement, this will be an open thread with a link off to the side for easy access.

You can also sift through the this week's spin from the Entrenched Defence Bureaucracy to our elected officials, titled:

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee - 25/02/2015 - Estimates - DEFENCE PORTFOLIO - Defence Materiel Organisation

Defence Materiel Organisation

My thoughts on the whole process are here.

New visitors to this blog will find some of the regulars that leave comments to be informative and insightful.

These links will make for good reading on maritime security:

http://www.ausairpower.net/PDF-A/DT-SEA1000-Dec-2012.pdf
http://www.ausairpower.net/PDF-A/DT-Maritime-Roles-Dec-2012.pdf
http://www.ausairpower.net/PDF-A/DT-Sub-Definition-June-2012.pdf
http://www.ausairpower.net/SP/DT-AIP-SSK-Dec-2010.pdf
http://www.ausairpower.net/SP/DT-ASW-Sensors-Dec-2010.pdf
http://www.ausairpower.net/PDF-A/DT-PLAN-Survey-Dec-2012.pdf
http://www.ausairpower.net/PDF-A/DT-Strategy-June-2012.pdf
http://www.ausairpower.net/PDF-A/DT-ADF-Capability-June-2012.pdf
http://www.ausairpower.net/PDF-A/DT-Maritime-Tech-Dec-2011.pdf
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/2900ton.htm
http://www.ausairpower.net/maritime-deterrence.html 
http://www.ausairpower.net/subs-vs-air-power.html
http://www.ausairpower.net/TE-Subs-vs-F-111s.html
http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-2012-01.html -

Also, refer to the links below as needed to get an idea of the dysfunction involved with Australia and the Entrenched Defence Bureaucracy.

-New Defence White Paper fails to address Australia's core security needs
-2009 Defence White Paper Fantasy
-Analysing "The ADF Air Combat Capability- On the Record"
-Find out who is responsible for the Air Warfare Destroyer mess
-Analysis of Defence Materiel Organisation Major Projects Management and What Needs to be Fixed
-New DMO Boss warns the staff that business as usual is over
-How dangerous is the Defence Material Organisation to our Defence Industry?
-Australia's Failing Defence Structure and Management Methodology
-More on the dud-jamming gear Defence wants to buy
-ADF cost per flying hour
-I will wipe out bullying vows new Defence chief (Houston 2005)
-Vacancy
-Put Vol 2 Report of DLA Piper Review into the light of day
-Rory and Jim
-Parasitism as an Abstraction for Organizational Dysfunctions
-Hobart-class "Air Warfare Destroyer" to be fielded with obsolete radar guidance technology
-The Decay Of Critical Military Thinking And Writing-With Particular Reference To The RAAF
-Newspaper guy gets it right about sub project.... big time
-The great M-1 tank myth
-*UPDATE* Fear and loathing in Canberra - Audit released on MRH-90 helicopter project 
-RAN bullies contractor over Collins sub replacement
-2014-15 ADF budget shocker - Star-ranks
-Air Warfare Destroyer -- Billions, not millions over budget
-Australia's M-1 tanks are... a downgrade compared to what it had
-Weak links put on rubber-stamp Defence panel
-Stop the nonsense (Collins-class submarine replacement)
-Insert Joke Here
-Tyranny of distance--Long, drawn out helicopter projects are unsustainable
-2014-15 ADF budget shocker - cost per flying hour over the last budget year
-Tiger savaged by Navy League of Australia
-Tiger helicopter update
-Overview of corruption in Australia
-Government ignores its own 'rescue' report created to fix Air Warfare Destroyer woes
-DM Johnston fired in cabinet reshuffle


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