Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0

[SamB]

Most of the larger companies is are traded publicly on the share market which means that the senior management and directors have a responsibility to the shareholders to return the maximum return on their investment through either dividend payments or an increase in the value of their investment.

The only way around this is to have government owned enterprises, or otherwise privately owned companies getting the contracts.

Even if you have an interested Billionaire involved and willing to make minimal profit on an enterprise, you are relying on them to remain interested, their financial situation to not change, and their heirs or successors to have the same mindset.

Government owned enterprise may be the correct way forward, as long as there is a commitment to maintain funding and capability across both sides of parliament and not let it degrade.

Speculators dream of the of the profits derived from picking winners. It's what FDR might have called it a New Boom deal. Everyone has every reason to be confident in U.S. resolve. Ambassador Rudd is doing fantastic work to shape things in our collective favour. Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic but the materials of a winning culture is Infront of us.

 

[Stampede]

The RAN had a lot of challenges with the S100 and it was very expensive.

Personaly, my sense is that drone tech is moving so fast you want to go minimum quantity and as low cost as possible for higher value systems like this (as opposed to an FPV drone for example).

The tech solution just gets superceded so quickly.

Regards,

Massive

The S100 is used by some 20 militaries and about the same number of non militaries.
Clearly it works and works well!
If not the preference for the ADF so be it.
Agree the drone tech thing is an evolutionary space.

Kind of wonder in the excellence is the enemy of good scenario what’s the best approach.

With regards to a UAV shipborne concept, I’d suggest just get something and get it aboard all vessels so it becomes a cultural part of going to sea. It does not have to be that flash.
Get that dynamic right and people and concepts in place in good numbers and then aim for something better.

Cheers S