THE DEFENSE OF AUSTRALIA NOT BEEN COVERED IS A PLUS NOT A MINUS MEANING BAD GUYS DONT KNOW WHAT YOUR CAPABILITYS ARE WHICH IS KEEPING YOUR CARDS CLOSE TO YOUR CHEST WITH HIGHLY SENSITIVE MILITARY TECH , TRUST ME THE U.S WOULD LOVE THAT PROBLEM

@@brizzy991 you think China and Russia don’t have this information? This stuff is not top secret.

@@brizzy991 none of this is classified. Anyone who really wants to know about this stuff can find it, including potential enemies. One KZfaq video is not gonna shake the foundation of a nations defense. And if it does, that defense wasn’t very good to begin with now was it?

@@brizzy991 Naval strategy has always been a public game of decades with windows of advantage in years. Everything is exactly as always has been.

Wait a minute. Why are we Australians copycats of the Chinese now!

G'day, Yeah mate, "Fabulous" is a very good word for this - meaning that it is totally based in Fable... "Fantastic" is another accurate term for it all - ie Fantasy-based. Right now Anthropogenic Global Warming is accelerating in parallel with the increase in Global Fossil-Fuel use up to 1997..., because it takes 25 years for a cubic metre of CO-2 to cause 95% of all the Atmospheric Warming which it is going to achieve. So, if some fool from any NATO Nation fires as much as a Rifle-Round at any Russian, tomorrow..., thus furnishing Vladimir Vladimirovitch Putin with the ability to say that his poor poor pitiful little Russia has been attacked by a Nuclear-armed Coalition of 30 National Adversaries (and thus Russia has no chance of winning a Conventional War)...; and if Putin then launches a massive ("Defensive") Pre-Emptive Counter-Force "surPRISE !" Nuclear First Strike against All of NATO (and then sounds the Air Raid Warning Sirens, sending his population scurrying to take cover from whatever Retaliatory Strike NATO might manage, in the large public Civilian Blast/Fallout Shelters which the Soviets built in all their Cities - and which Russia began to clean out, repair, repaint, restock and make ready for use FIVE YEARS AGO....), likely counting on his population emerging from their Shelters in vastly better condition than NATO's totally unsheltered populations will find themselves in, after they've Bin-Nuked by surprise... After which, while the entire Global Trading EcoGnomie will be instantly shut down, totally halting all Industrial-scale Atmospheric Emissions of Fossil Carbon..., and Nuclear-Winter Effect might perhaps possibly cause a 2 to 5 year halt to the already locked-in 25 years of further continued Global Warming... Thus the inexorably increasingly intense and increasingly frequent Record-breaking Extreme Weather Events, which are ALREADY deconstructing EVERY EcoGnomie on Earth..., WILL Continue to grow worse - in parallel with the increase in Fossil Fuel use from 1997 up to Yesterday - and thus the Weather WILL grow worse until 2047 at the very least. If, and only IF we nuke ourselves into totally ceasing to extract and burn Fossil Carbon, TOMORROW...; but otherwise the longer we continue to shit in the Sky, for our own greater personal individual SELFISH Convenience - then the further off into the Future that start-date for the final 25 years of Warming will be postponed. And, of course, EVERY single bloody Death Machine discussed hereinat, in this breathless Pean of Praise for the shininess of the Weapons of Waaauugh(!), is TOTALLY dependant on the continued profligate burning of Fossil Carbon to fuel ALL such murderous folly. So, in point of fact, this poor paranoid Hysteritic KZfaqr has wasted his whole life up to this moment, in learning a prodigious amount about all the silly shit which actually does NOT matter. Australia owns and operates ZERO maritime Oil/Fuel Tankers, yet Oz burns 6 Shiploads of Refined Transport Fuel per DAY, and there are currently 47 Foreign-owned Tankers permanently enroute, afloat upon the Ocean, bringing Motion Lotion to Australia's otherwise utterly unsustainable EcoGnomie. At any one moment Oz holds 21 to 27 days worth of Refined Transport Fuel on the Continent - including everything in the Underground Tanks of every Service Station, and the contents of every Tanker Truck on the Roads... Not only does everything on every Shelf of every Shop get there in a Truck which runs on Diesel..., but no Diesel means the Bulldozers cannot push Coal into the Power Station - so the Grid cannot be stabilised by synchronising it's AC Sine-Waves...; and with no Gridpower then the Cash Register's Computer cannot tell the Bowser-Pump to fill the PoLice Cars, Ambulances, Fire Engines, SES Vehicles, or Army, Navy and Air Farce Vehicles. Because..., the Liberal National Governments back in the 1970s CHOSE to outlaw ALL Government Departments (Local, State, and Federal) from having or maintaining ANY Bulk Fuel Storage Facilities - because the Beancounters claimed that it would be "more cost-efficient" to shunt the expenses of maintaining Fuel Storage Facilities onto the Private Sector. Which means, in real life, that ALL the shiny deadly BangBANGbullshit discussed herewithin this Video is actually an excercise in Paranoid Ideation. Preparing to fight the last War, at best...; and totally psychotic Denial of Climate Science, at worst. Diversionary Therapy..., Basket-Weaving for nerdy Wannabe Warriorists ; something to occupy what passes for their minds, to prevent themselves from shitting themselves if ever they considered the FACTS of Anthropogenic Global Warming - which we have ALREADY locked into our (Karmic) Pipeline of unavoidable Future Threats to Human Civilisation, Culture, and perhaps Life On Earth. So, pull your head out of the Military Xmas Catelogue..., and wake yourself up to the actual Reality ; which we face in our future. Nothing in the Shops. No Gridpower. No Lights. No Computers. No Digital Money. No PoLice. No Traffic Lights. No Road or Rail Repairs. No Refrigeration. No Trains, Planes or Automobiles. No Trucks, Tractors or Generators. No Reticulated Water or Sewage. No Fuel for the Military. No Fuel for the PoLice. No Fuel for Firefighting. No Fuel for Ambulances. No Mobile Phones or WiFi. No NUTHIN'.... And in the face of this imminent Reality..., people like y'self and this Content-Maker continue to distract y'selves by worrying about who might be able to shoot the Shit out of whom, next time the Politicians decide to stage a Waaauugh(!) in the hopes of retaining what "power" they like to pretend that they hold. A Pox and a Plague be upon ALL their Houses...; and yet still they contrive to worry about Sport, Fashion, and Tourism....! I personally know dozens of wild unfenced Swamp Wallabies and Grey Kangaroos with a better grip on, and appreciation of, Reality ; than ALL the Militarists and EcoGnomists and Political Scientists, on Earth, combined. Such is life. Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

@@WarblesOnALot All those things you have stated in your easy is what leads to war.

@@adrianbalboa5353 G'day, Thanks... Actually, "Waaauugh !" is the vocalisation uttered by ALL Primates, whenever they are sufficiently angry, sufficiently hungry, or sufficiently frightened that the individual is prepared to kill (even members of its own Species) in order to try to make itself FEEL BETTER about the situation. Any time you want to paint yourself as being a cranky starving terrified Killer-Monkey...; then get your "Waaauugh(!) Face" on... Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

@@WarblesOnALot The ADF has its own fuel reserves.

The Dan Carlin of geopolitics lol

May I ask who else you recommend?

To be fair, you lads had Hitler knocking at your door, it was do or die for the UK for awhile

I totally understand the Brits where up against it in WW2 and we're prioritising home survival. Saying that they should of been honest to the Australian government and leading us to believe that the Singapore strategy was viable. I recently read a book where our PM Curtin was basically ignored in London when he asked about the Singapore plan. Ultimately this caused us to look to the US for our defence.

@@filipinorutherford7818 Unfortunately we suffered from quite a bit of hubris regarding the Malayan campaign, the strength of Empire forces in Malaya and Japanese capabilities.

The issue was that Churchill did not consider Australia to be important. He said so in a secret speech to the House of Commons on 23 April 1942 on the aftermath of the fall of Singapore where he argued against both America and Britain basing significant forces here because they would be too far away from the more important theatres such as Europe and India. Churchill thought it a good idea to pick over old wounds when he published the speech in Life Magazine in January 1946 to coincide with the start of the Australian commanded British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan. It caused quite a stir in Australia who asked the British why the Royal Commission into Singapore that Churchill had argued against in 1942 could not be held then.

Don’t be. It was never an option to put Australia ahead of defeating the Germans. The AUKUS alliance and our willingness to fight for each other in a conventional war is something we should be proud of. The part we should consider, however, is that the UK and US would trade Australia away to avoid a nuclear war. A truly terrible dilemma I hope to never see.

Hypohestericalhistory is quite the Influencer

Certainly vid focuses on areas(most saw this coming) the wooden heads in roosel Hill got caught with panties around ankles again. Why have adf they are demonstrably incompetent. Out of control SAS in Afghanistan, naval craft with zero kinetic weapons, letting rumpelslitkens manage near neighbour relations wee are consistently out manoeuvred by any local indigenous poli. Canberra(should hv stayed sheep out paddock) reduced to a regional town, ship fat arses off to mucking out stables up north with supporting fire capability. A 303.

I will point out that facilities in the Solomons will take a long time to build up

@@seanmac1793 agreed facilities are time consuming. Note: CCP builds hospitals, fully armed islands in weeks-months. Cberra are permanently asleep or just bloody incompetent eg asis! Orrstrala should remove bullet(ex cop bully) & up the game to barely competant. Won't mention unarmed patrol boats can't cruise for than 800kms or planned diesel subs that need to turn back having reached mid WA coast. Absolute bloody disgrace. Feel sorry for wonderful folks who serve. Wooden heads in roossell Hill(common reference).

The Solomons just put them in range of more American weapons

It's not that the world is getting crazier; it's just that the media's propensity for negativity has subsequently increased our awareness of the crazy.

Australia needs to take its future more seriously. Another rising Communist country has alarming intentions.

Thankyou for the reassurances and vote of confidence my friend. We will be there for the US if required....as always.

'Onya mate. Good to know we have friends.

@@kcharles8857 Its one of those things that everyone I served with knows. Hitting the Brits or the Aussies and we aren't gonna open a can of whoop ass on whomever did it, we are going to open the entire bar.

Appreciate the sentiment, however, couple of points from the video: 1. US and other allied forces would take time to mobilise. 2. The US forces could be better productively engaged in offensive actions, rather than having to "babysit" Australia. 3. The US has expressed a strong desire for it's allies to carry their weight - and Australian's feel compelled to do as much as possible in this regard. It's clear that given the above points, Australia would theoretically be heavily involved in the Pacific theater from the very onset of hostilities. With actions being somewhat akin to a repeat of the Pacific theater in 1942. Australia should therefore be prepared to fight a defensive campaign, outnumbered, and with little support, until help can be brought to bear. Not only does this strategy directly serve Australia's own interests - but it would also makes it a valuable treaty partner - as an anchor for the South-East-Asian region.

@@BenjaminPitkin Regarding point 3 I do think the USA recognises that Australia and some other allies carry their own weight for their defence. I also think that the US and NATO could mobilise surprisingly quickly. The UK was able to dispatch a 127 ship task force 9,000 miles to the South Atlantic in 4 weeks, and the UK Armed Forces were probably less mobile and flexible then than they are now. Australia would only need to hold out for a few weeks before even the NATO nations were beginning to arrive in force and Australia is more than capable of doing that.

Brilliant news but we really need a suitable Med/Long range Bomber……again

@@YaMomsOyster That's why, at some stage whilst we're procuring the other systems, we should look at buying the B21.

Where have you learned about this stuff? I dont know where to find real experts talking about Warfare

@@carltanner9065 AUKUS may or may not have opened the doors for B21's but I suppose US will not want to sell them to anyone for the same reason they didn't want to sell F22's, if they allowed F22 export Israel would have requested to buy them and Israelis are known for selling US military tech to China, Snowden files showed how desperately Australia wanted to buy Raptors but US wouldn't allow it because of Israel Columbia class submarines and B21's will be like Ohio class subs, B2's and F22's today, crown jewels of technology that US wouldn't want to export but I'm sure Aus Government have requested to purchase them behind closed doors

@pootis They're giving us their nuclear submarine technology so maybe 🤔

"Mum get the camera!"

Gotcha, I’m in.

Seriously. Stopped what I was doing, ran downstairs to grab a bottle of Laphroaig and a glass and told the Mrs I’d be busy for a while before locking myself in the office.

Yep, shortest one hour and forty three minutes that I’ve spent for some time, another awesome presentation.

Oops, 1 hour 47 minutes, doh.

The Solomons are going to become a pariah in Oceania due to this. Sadly I think the outcome of that will be a greater integration with the Chinese. Very, very bad for us.

Your not wrong, speeding things up would be good.

@@Piesy001 I don't blame SI. Australia since John Howard has behaved like a neo colonial bully, slashed aid funding, turned a tin ear to climate change and immigration issues and coerced pacific nations to host refugee gulags. Australia is not well liked in the Pacific, New Zealand has much greater prestige.

@@Piesy001 sanctions 😎 And a naval blockade of the Solomon Islands

@@megafauna8374 You don't blame the Solomon's for taking sides with the Chinese? Somehow you are blaming Australia for forcing them into the hands of the Chinese? Much better choice that for the islands. Well, that will show us!! I am sure they will be fine being crushed as a district of the ancestor-land, has worked well for the other countries that have been vacuumed up and incarcerated by them. So I read your statement as what? John Howard left us 15 years ago, really longer than that, a big part of the islands, almost 50% would have been lucky to be old enough to vote or even remember Howard. Australia is the neo-colonial bully, even though China is putting to print just 'bought' a base there? I read a neo-colonial bully, but we have slashed aid funding that was well aid, not trying to dominate them politically in our favour as they went to the Chinese? hmmm... Pretty sure it has to be one or the other? Coercing the Solomon's as a gulag, pretty sure you have the wrong islands there, nothing to do with them, it is a shitty policy but nothing to do with the islands. Are you insulting me by saying that Australia is not well liked like NZ. I am terribly offended. Go get'em all blacks....

Thanks for the insight. As an Australian I think Indonesian security is our security, and I want Indonesian security to be the best it can be. Relations, as neighbours, is always very important to us. It’s unfortunate Indonesia is neutral at the moment but understandable. Demographics mean Indonesia will be a powerful friend and ally and I think a more assertive Indonesian stance will only strengthen the region. Peace ✌️

I like think Indonesians are, just like Australians and just want to be left alone in peace. But as the saying goes "if you want peace then prepare for war".

Chinese Communist Party embassy in Belgrade was flattened by US forces for similar reasons Chinese Communist Party backs Putin and is supporting his economy in key areas while publically denouncing Putin's war crimes It's Commie 101

I'm sure they'd be getting scanned plenty by JORN as well.

The Solomon Island government, in a statement being shared on social media, confirmed it was working on “diversifying” its security partnerships, with China, and the agreement would include a “development dimension”. A draft document shows agreement would allow Solomon Islands to request support from China’s “police, armed police, military personnel and other law enforcement and armed forces” to maintain social order and provide humanitarian assistance. “China may, according to its own need and with the consent of Solomon Islands, make ship visits, carry out logistical replenishment in, and have stopover and transition in Solomon Islands, and the relevant forces of China can be used to protect the safety of Chinese personnel and major projects in Solomon Islands.”

@@barrypope4358 1942 all over again... Third Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, anybody?

No need for conspiracies and subterfuge. There is really going to be zero resistance from any of the island nations if China rolls in with a large carrier group and take over their ports as a temporary naval base or hopping point. PNG and Solomons are the most likely destination, all deep water ports are likely. China will overwhelm this island states in an hour. China has 20+ LPD and LHD beside the 3 carrier and 8 055 destroyer. No need to complicate things with civilian inserts, just cart them in on the LPDs or LHDs. China has another 100+ maritime marine ships that are corvette and frigate size to transport personal.

@@olderchin1558 we need to set up our own forward bases to base air and naval forces

@@captain61games49 The idea of forward bases is useful for frightening weak opponents. Just like the Chinese bases in the Spratly islands, they last about 24 hrs after the start of a major conflict between superpowers.

Well the Russians know what they're in for if they have a go at Finland lol

Huge props to Finland. I can’t imagine how living with the threat (and actuality) of invasion has been. It’s interesting that our Australian army has dominated our cultural interest but naval/air forces have not. Agree with your prescription of naval focus

Feel like all over the West people consistently underestimate their own armed forces and overestimate the abilities of Russia and China.

In theory a good idea but given their age and complexity very expensive to maintain for a small power such as Australia given that parts would be dwindling as well, part of the reason to retire such platforms is to cannibalise them for parts to keep existing platforms flying because parts for them are no longer being made, fleet retirement usually comes when the cost and ability to keep them flying starts to become a drain on valuable resources needed elsewhere, if a country like the US with it's huge military budget and manpower isn't going to keep them flying Australia would be hard pressed to do the same with our limitations. We be better off buying into or leasing the B-21 if we going to go the strategic bomber direction.

The B-1B’s are nearing the end of their operational lives. Their airframes are showing significant fatigue especially after the higher intensity operations during Afghanistan. The USAF is having to strip them down and rebuild them regularly just to keep them airworthy. In fact they have been pushing to retire the full fleet early but congress has blocked that until the B-21 is operational. The B-21 on the other would be an excellent option should the US permit export. The establishment of AUKUS has made that more likely. 5-10 B-21s would be a significant capability and deterrent

@@jeffa3896 Neither option is likely at all to be completely honest. 1. The B21 is slated to cost 0.5 Billion USD per airframe 2. The existence of AUKUS is not an indicator that they hand over or sell us their best technology. If they were never willing to sell F-22s to anyone, why would that change now. 3. Just because the B-1 is being retired and (maybe) available for purchase doesn't mean we have to aquire it. By the same logic, just because we could go one step further and get its sucessor, the b-21, doesn't mean that is a good option either. There are a myriad of options available to us that don't involve bombers. We could operate F-35Bs off the canbera class ship or develop a domestic semi-stealthy long range drone system of our own. If we wanted we could operate long range cruise missiles from Navy Ships and have Global Hawks operated by the airforce provide ISR and targeting capability. The Tomahawk has an approximate range of 1000km and only costs a few million per missile.

B-1 would be great for Australia but unfortunately the existing aircraft are worn out from heavy use over the last few decades. If India and the US chose to cooperate on a direct successor supersonic bomber to the B-1, Australia could jump in with a small order. But beyond the means of Australia to order without partners. F-15EX could to some extent be an alternative. 36 F-15EX could complement F-35s with long range strikes of significant firepower. A group of F-15EX could drop dozens of LRASM on a hostile fleet from stand off range.

Given the moves that China is making moves to set up a base in the Solomon Islands, the second point becomes a bit than a hypothetical issue.

@@LukeBunyip Yes, my thoughts exactly. The significance of geography doesn't change that much; it just drifts, erodes and only occasionally erupts.

Think we will see substantial defence R and D between Australia and the US under AUKUS. Even more than in the past.

I think they still have a bit in the kitty after 30 years of continuous growth and AAA credit rating.

albanese labor slashed Defence Force budget to lowest level since 1938 Incumbents Hastie et Al increased ADF investment to 2.1 % albanese then calls government Defence Force "warmongers" albanese rainbow tea parties and pink fingernails is not an investment it's a joke

The smaller the military compaired to it's adversary the more they benifit from distributing it's assets. It would make more sense to have many smaller airbases over a few large airbases. If Australia can't defend against Chinese subs they have to assume that none of their costal bases are safe. Additionally china will have hypersonic glide missles which will be able to reach anywhere in Australia and it is currently not possible to shoot them down. Don't put all you eggs in one basket.

Then you would be incorrect. Australia and our maritime approaches are not the Ukraine. What the war has clearly shown is just how poorly trained and equipped the Russians are with their forces performing poorly against a military using Western tactics. If Ukraine had modern Western aircraft and other systems the Russians would have bee repelled and destroyed rather quickly.

Cruise and Ballistic missiles aren't cheap, Boeing's Loyal wingman is expected to cost about $2 Million each, each LRASM missiles costs more then that, missiles are actually very expensive to build and maintain and not very effective at all, you would need 100,000 of them to archive anything, Russia is a third world country with third world military so this war shouldn't open up anyone's eyes , Russia has 12000 tanks, just imagine how much would it cost to replace oil on all of them once a year, Russia's GDP is as big as Australia's, anyone who thought Russia was a superpower learned the hard lesson, Gas station with Nukes best describes Russia. A week before the Ukraine invasion Russian solders were given vodka to drink and asked to pretend they were training while their commanders sold diesel and food in Belarus and they were all drunk and expected to go home, next day they were sent across the border, the most corrupt institution in most corrupt country, don't expect Chinese to be that bad. ADF is pretty good at what they do considering budget that they have, only if government left them alone instead of using them on all natural disasters, they aren't fire fighter or nurses and shouldn't be used as such

What do you think about the Ukraine invasion being a pre curser to China moving on Taiwan??? 🤔😏

@@nursedaniel72 It’s not. That’s just a simpleton’s take.

@@nursedaniel72 I don't think Chinese would do that as of yet (although I didn't think Russia would invade Ukraine, I was wrong) dictators surrounding themselves with yes men usually results in wars but I believe Xi is closer to reality then Putin was, also Taiwan isn't Ukraine, they have significant modern defensive and offensive weapons, much harder to invade an Island especially when they have advanced anti ship missiles and Chinese airforce is pretty much Russian airforce, unable to work in large formations, no combat experience and we saw how easily 1970s BUK surface to air missiles can take down Russia's most modern SU-34's, Taiwan has modern Patriot missile systems and proper airforce with F16's with western training, electronic warfare, pilots are trained to land on highways and they have distributed logistical systems I think war in the middle east is more likely to follow, Saudis and UAE are out of control, distancing themselves from US and rubbing shoulders with China, US protects them not because they need oil but because oil needs to be traded in USD, in return they get security which brings investment and prosperity, now they want to trade oil in Yuan? all US needs to do is just leave and as one US general said no Iranian general is scared of Saudis

The real Crocodile Dundee was murdered by the Australian government.

You have no idea how much we Aussies want to break that stereotype. It's sometimes hard to be taken seriously, or even seen as being smart and capable, when you have our accent. It isn't as bad in the UK as it is in North America. We have achieved so much for such a small country, especially our military, but we'll always be seen as a bit inferior, a bit uneducated.

I suspect, such measures would be taken only in wartime given the current goverment.

Has the AUD 10 billion base for AUKUS nuclear submarines been through all the huddles?

@@petersinclair3997No I dont think so, it was tabled in parliament in Nov 21, and information on propulsion only Australia has been welcomed to began Feb 22. The money for LOTE is approved, the first is Farncomb in 2026, as is the money for supporting ASC expansion and training facility. Work doesnt begin on Henderson till 2023, to be completed in 28. $90 million Regional Maintenance Centre due to be operational in Henderson in the second half of 2022. All this also brings AUKUS Undersea Robotics Autonomous Systems (AURAS) and matured weapons (missiles). Its complicated and in separate packages.

I agree if you have the islands may aswell use them.

Thanks mate! It appears like ANZUS has fallen by the wayside as NZ don't want to invest in their defence and instead will rely on Australia for protection. And, of course, they criticise us at every opportunity. AUKUS is the future of Australia's defence.

Investment is the difference Incumbents Hastie increased ADF budget to %2.1 GDP since 2013 albanese labor slashed ADF budget to lowest level since 1938

Yeah Dutton finally has a job he's suited for.

The video seems to center on equipment that Australia can sovereignly procure, so as to avoid another potential 'Churchill-moment' a la WW2 vs Japan. The US will certainly not put up the B21 Raider on sale, not even to close allies (similar to how it handled the F22)

@@bigbowen1559 Yeah,..things have changed since the F22 days. I actually think there is 3 other countries in the running for the B21 (other than the USAF). All three, I am certain the US would be more than happy to sell them too. Australia and UK (under the AUKUS arrangement) and Japan. And if the US is willing to sell and give Australia its Nuclear technology and Virginia Class Submarines,...then the B21 is not such a big deal, I would have thought? Bearing in mind the stability of the Global Order is increasingly being compromised. Long standing conventions such as those rendered with the F22 are now dust.

@@christianoakley1686 I think having the RAAF CAF as a guest to the launch ceremony of the B21was a telling indicator. Going by what we have watched, the US wouldn't mind us having a small capable B21 force to the south I think. Add to this a sovereign missile capability and being able to add our own war stocks...and the ability to have enough fuel for our platforms without having to import it are another two areas to seriously look at.

@@amsuther Agree wholeheartedly.

believe the UK are also working on drones to operate on the Queen Elizabeth class carriers. These would likely be able to operate from the Canberra class ships as well.