By Sally Burt, David Kilcullen, Ian Langford and Andrew Maher
As Australia prepares its 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS), the nation must recognise that a window of strategic risk exists now and will do so into the early 2030s. The first AUKUS submarines—US Virginia-class boats—will not be delivered until 2032, while the purpose-built SSN-AUKUS will not arrive until the early 2040s. Similar timeliness challenges exist elsewhere within the Integrated Investment Program. (From: The Strategist. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute.)
