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RIMPAC 2026 and the Future of Multinational Maritime Operations in the Indo-Pacific

The Diplomat Institutional·2026-07-27AllianceP6: Defence Surge P7: Alliance Architecture

Why it matters

RIMPAC 2026's explicit emphasis on submarine and anti-submarine warfare directly addresses Australia's core undersea vulnerability to PLA expansion. The exercise reinforces Alliance coordination (Pillar 7) and Maritime Defence posture (Pillar 6), demonstrating sustained US commitment to multinational Indo-Pacific operations and to the submarine-centric strategies underpinning AUKUS delivery.

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Where this sits in the model

This development bears on 2 of the eight pillars of Australian preparedness — the overall picture right now is 5/100.

P6: Defence Surge0/100 P7: Alliance Architecture25/100

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