By Mark Hammond, Chief of Navy*
As an island nation, Australia depends on sea lines of communication and maritime trade. For us, there can be no economic or national security without maritime security, underwritten by a robust industrial base. This is especially the case now, when an uncertain and intensifying regional security landscape calls for the rapid uplift of the nation’s naval fleet to ensure it is large and lethal enough to deter, deny, and defeat modern, multidomain threats to the nation’s interests. (From US Naval Institute.)
