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Collins-class replacement
![AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific: Geopolitics, Technology, and Deterrence AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific: Geopolitics, Technology, and Deterrence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-23-1.jpg)
AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific: Geopolitics, Technology, and Deterrence
By Ankit Panda
What does the new U.S.-UK-Australia trilateral cooperative partnership entail?
![Australia Soured a Valuable Naval Partner in France Australia Soured a Valuable Naval Partner in France](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-21-7.jpg)
Australia Soured a Valuable Naval Partner in France
By Jacob Benjamin
Up until September 15, French-Australian naval relations were burgeoning. Now that once-promising future is in doubt.
![AUKUS and Submarines: The Fallout for France AUKUS and Submarines: The Fallout for France](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-17-16.jpg)
AUKUS and Submarines: The Fallout for France
By Valerie Niquet and Marianne Peron-Doise
The less-than-strategic decision will discourage one of Europe’s most forward-leaning actors in the Indo-Pacific.
![The Strategic Symbolism of Australia’s Nuclear Subs The Strategic Symbolism of Australia’s Nuclear Subs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-06.jpeg)
The Strategic Symbolism of Australia’s Nuclear Subs
By Jacob Parakilas
Australia’s announcement that it will be building nuclear-powered submarines with American and British help will take years to pay military dividends, but the strategic impacts start immediately.
![Will India Help Build Australia’s New Submarines? Will India Help Build Australia’s New Submarines?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_17-38-46.jpg)
Will India Help Build Australia’s New Submarines?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
New Delhi’s experience with French submarines could come in handy for Australia’s shipbuilding industry.
![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?
![The Deceptively Simple Reason Australia Picked the Shortfin Barracuda The Deceptively Simple Reason Australia Picked the Shortfin Barracuda](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_17-38-46.jpg)
The Deceptively Simple Reason Australia Picked the Shortfin Barracuda
By Ankit Panda
Did Australia go with DCNS to keep the SSN option open?
![Australia's Submarine Deal: Why France Won and Why Australia-Japan Ties Will Be OK Australia's Submarine Deal: Why France Won and Why Australia-Japan Ties Will Be OK](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_17-38-46.jpg)
Australia's Submarine Deal: Why France Won and Why Australia-Japan Ties Will Be OK
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat's defense editors discuss Australia's recent Collins-class replacement decision.
![Australia-Japan Defense Ties Are Deeper Than a Sunken Submarine Bid Australia-Japan Defense Ties Are Deeper Than a Sunken Submarine Bid](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_17-38-46.jpg)
Australia-Japan Defense Ties Are Deeper Than a Sunken Submarine Bid
By Prashanth Parameswaran
While the outcome is a missed opportunity, it’s worth remembering that bilateral ties are much more than a single deal.
![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?
![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.
![Japanese Submarine Enters Australia’s Waters for First Time Since WWII for Drills Japanese Submarine Enters Australia’s Waters for First Time Since WWII for Drills](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-07_18-47-17.jpg)
Japanese Submarine Enters Australia’s Waters for First Time Since WWII for Drills
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Nichi Gou Trident produces a notable first.
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