The trilateral AUKUS agreement has drawn significant attention to the matter of naval shipbuilding across all three participant nations. Joining host Duncan MacRae to discuss the many challenges facing naval shipbuilding programs in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, is Dr Emma Salisbury, Sea Power Research Fellow at the Council on Geostrategy and an Associate Fellow at the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre.

Emma has conducted significant research focused on the history and concept of the military-industrial complex, and she writes widely on military procurement, naval strategy, and defence innovation in the UK, Europe, and the United States. Through examples of industrial policy, defence strategy, the US Constellation-class frigate program and of course, AUKUS, Duncan and Emma explore the current challenges facing naval shipbuilding and their impact on the industry’s ability to support not only current order books but also deal with wartime attrition before considering various policy, financial and operational remedial measures currently underway.

For those interested in a deeper dive, this recent podcast episode from the Centre for Maritime Strategy provides a particularly US perspective:

https://centerformaritimestrategy.org/publications/from-keel-to-commissioning-how-to-build-more-ships/

Further interesting content can also be found at the following links:

Emma Salisbury: www.emmasalisbury.info

Council on Geostrategy: www.geostrategy.org.uk

Council on Geostrategy’s online magazine: www.thebroadside.org.uk

War On The Rocks podcast: www.warontherocks.com