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Australia submarine acquisition
![AUKUS and Australia’s Nuclear Capabilities AUKUS and Australia’s Nuclear Capabilities](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-uss_north_dakota_ssn-784_at_sea_in_august_2014.jpg)
AUKUS and Australia’s Nuclear Capabilities
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Trevor Taylor.
![The AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Deal: Unanswered Questions for Australia The AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Deal: Unanswered Questions for Australia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-22-6.jpg)
The AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Deal: Unanswered Questions for Australia
By Michael Clarke
From specific details of the submarines to the larger implications for Australia’s military and regional strategy, there are lots of question marks.
![Australia Dumps French Submarine Deal for US Nuclear Fleet Australia Dumps French Submarine Deal for US Nuclear Fleet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-16-5.jpg)
Australia Dumps French Submarine Deal for US Nuclear Fleet
By Rod McGuirk
The move prompted a French official to describe the Australian choice as "a stab in the back."
![Australia Reveals New Shipbuilding Plan Australia Reveals New Shipbuilding Plan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-27_13-23-38.jpg)
Australia Reveals New Shipbuilding Plan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The plan supports the most comprehensive regeneration of the Royal Australian Navy since the Second World War.
![Australia to Increase Defense Budget Australia to Increase Defense Budget](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-02_12-48-42.jpg)
Australia to Increase Defense Budget
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The roughly 6 percent increase will help bring defense spending to two percent of GDP by 2021.
![Australia’s Submarine Superiority: Strange Strategies and Overspending Australia’s Submarine Superiority: Strange Strategies and Overspending](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_17-38-46.jpg)
Australia’s Submarine Superiority: Strange Strategies and Overspending
By Greg Austin
How grounded in strategic reality is the Australian government's decision to purchase 12 new submarines?
![What Japan Can Learn From Australia’s Submarine Decision What Japan Can Learn From Australia’s Submarine Decision](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-07_18-47-17.jpg)
What Japan Can Learn From Australia’s Submarine Decision
By Yuki Tatsumi
If Japan's next overseas defense bid is to succeed, Tokyo needs to make some changes.
![Why Japan Lost the Bid to Build Australia’s New Subs Why Japan Lost the Bid to Build Australia’s New Subs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_17-38-46.jpg)
Why Japan Lost the Bid to Build Australia’s New Subs
By Franz-Stefan Gady
How did the onetime frontrunner fail in its bid to build Australia’s next-generation submarine?
![Vive La France: DCNS to Build Aussie Submarines Vive La France: DCNS to Build Aussie Submarines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_13-34-17.jpg)
Vive La France: DCNS to Build Aussie Submarines
By Helen Clark
A long process finally comes to an end.
![Did Japan Just Lose the Bid to Build Australia's New Subs? Did Japan Just Lose the Bid to Build Australia's New Subs?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-07_18-47-17.jpg)
Did Japan Just Lose the Bid to Build Australia's New Subs?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Australian government has allegedly ruled out Japan's sub bid, according to an Australian media report.
![Is Australia the Key to US Containment of China? Is Australia the Key to US Containment of China?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-12_14-41-21.jpg)
Is Australia the Key to US Containment of China?
By Robert O. Freedman
Domestic factors may lead Australia to take a more active role in challenging Chinese assertiveness.
![Japan’s Deadliest Sub to Join Australia’s Navy in Military Drill Japan’s Deadliest Sub to Join Australia’s Navy in Military Drill](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-07_18-47-17.jpg)
Japan’s Deadliest Sub to Join Australia’s Navy in Military Drill
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Is Tokyo showcasing its high-tech submarine to boost its chances to win a major defense contract in Australia?
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