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Australia Makes Seabed Warfare a Top Defence Priority
Naval News Institutional·2026-06-17AUS DefenceP6: Defence SurgeP3: Industrial BaseP7: Alliance Architecture
Why it matters
Australia's explicit commitment to seabed warfare and critical undersea infrastructure (CUI) security signals a strategic pivot toward Indo-Pacific maritime resilience, directly addressing China's submarine and underwater sensor capabilities. Leveraging commercial underwater industry partnerships demonstrates pragmatic capability-building that strengthens the defensive posture under Pillar 6 (Maritime Defence) without waiting for traditional defence procurement cycles.
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