Brendan Nicholson

Brendan Nicholson is defence editor of <em>The Strategist</em>.

BAE Systems' Astute-class submarine manufacturing facilities at Barrow-in-Furness (Photo: UK Ministry of Defence)

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OPINION | Submarine agency chief: Australia’s SSNs will be bigger, better, faster

Brendan Nicholson

05 Jun 2024

Photo: Australian Deparment of Defence

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OPINION | Former defence minister: there’s broad support in the region for Australian submarines

Brendan Nicholson

05 Apr 2024

A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II conducts a flypast over HMAS Sydney during Exercise Tasman Shield 2023. (Photo: Australian Department of Defence/LSIS Susan Mossop)

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OPINION | Navy chief Mark Hammond: With a well-designed campaign, surface warships can operate in a high intensity conflict

Brendan Nicholson

14 Mar 2024

The US Navy Virginia-class attack submarine USS Hawaii returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, March 10, 2015. (Photo: US Navy/Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Swink)

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OPINION | Phased AUKUS plan will steadily build Australia’s deterrence

Brendan Nicholson

26 Apr 2023

US President Joe Biden greets UK Prime Minister Rishi Surnak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the AUKUS bilateral meeting in San Diego, California, on March 13, 2023. (Photo: US Department of Defense)

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OPINION | US and UK jump-start Australia’s nuclear submarine program

Brendan Nicholson

27 Mar 2023

Sailors assigned to the US Navy Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield participate in a weapons handling with a Harpoon inert training shape while the submarine is pierside at Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Stirling on Garden Island off the coast of Perth, Australia, April 28, 2022. (Photo: US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Wendy Arauz)

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OPINION | AUKUS will deliver the potent military Australia needs: Marles

Brendan Nicholson

22 Sep 2022

The US Navy Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine USS North Dakota (Photo: US Navy)

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OPINION | Australia considering next-generation US and UK designs for nuclear submarines

Brendan Nicholson

23 May 2022

A People's Liberation Army Navy Yuzhao-class amphibious transport dock vessel transits through the Torres Strait on February 18, 2022. (Photo: Australian Government)

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OPINION | Lasing of RAAF patrol aircraft by Chinese warship was “unprofessional and unsafe military conduct”

Brendan Nicholson

10 Mar 2022

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