If Australia wants to control its portion of the Pacific—and it should—it must master the fusion of land and sea that confronts it on almost every side. Amphibious force projection isn’t just a necessary capability for the Australian Army, but a natural one. The flexibility inherent in amphibious ships—from high-end combat to command and control to humanitarian aid—is virtually unmatched by any other type of capability. The combination of the two makes for one of the smartest military combinations the Department of Defence could have made
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 08:43:34 +0000