Australia's Future Submarine Capability : Research and Development Implications

摘要

An overwhelming strategic requirement exists to sustain and develop Australia's underwater warfare capability post Collins. Australia's geographic and strategic requirements are particularly demanding - no "off the shelf" solution is likely. FSM will therefore be a developmental project, led and executed by Australia. Noting the difficulty of accessing submarine IP and the timescales, as the parent Navy Australia will require incentives to develop an indigenous R&D capability in key technologies.