Jennifer Parker
@JAParker29
National Security | Defence | Maritime Security | Maritime Law | These thoughts = my own. RT do not imply endorsement. @japarker29.bsky.social
Joint Statement on the 🇦🇺🇬🇧 Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Treaty | Another step in supporting 🇦🇺's acquisition of nuclear-powered subs 👇 minister.defence.gov.au/statements/202…
I joined @SkyNewsAust @jaynieseal yesterday to talk about the range of missile firings conducted during Talisman Sabre 25 & the implications for both interoperability & deterrence signalling 🔗Full interview here jennifer-parker.com.au/media @NSC_ANU @UNSWCanberra @ConGeostrategy
Indonesia inked a deal with Turkish shipbuilding group TAIS for the procurement of two I-class (Istif-class / Istanbul-class) frigates for the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL). The deal was signed today during the IDEF defense exhibition in Istanbul 🇮🇩 🇹🇷 navalnews.com/event-news/ide…
An impressive image, even more impressive is the rapid integration of HIMARs into the @AustralianArmy having received its first two launchers in March 25
The 14th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery has fired Australia’s first-ever Precision Strike Missile, a giant leap in land combat power. Increasing our effective range from 30km to more than 300km, this US co-developed missile redefines our reach. #TS25 #TalismanSabre25
Scott Morrison thinks this beachside port should house 🇦🇺’s next joint 🇺🇸 base | During the week I spoke with @WAtoday about former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's call to make Henderson a 'Joint Base' As I told @WAtoday it is a problematic suggestion with little benefit for…

Two points for @TurnbullMalcolm: 1. Caudle isn’t the US CNO—he’s the nominee, and this was a confirmation hearing. Minor point, he'll be confirmed - but context matters. 2. He also said he’s committed to fixing industrial base issues to achieve #AUKUS (as per my transcript of…
The new US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Caudle makes it very clear that the US currently cannot spare any Virginias for Australia and describes the daunting challenge to do so. Time for a Plan B? open.substack.com/pub/malcolmtur…
This afternoon I met with the UK Secretary of State for Defence @JohnHealey_MP to sign The Geelong Treaty - a historic agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom that will enable us to collaborate closely to deliver AUKUS over the next fifty years. Our close friendship…
Discussing with @SBS the bilateral #AUKUS treaty between 🇦🇺🇬🇧 & the plan to build SSN AUKUS in Australia in the 2040s @NSC_ANU @UNSWCanberra
.@JAParker29 @JohnBlaxland1 @SteveDaly15 @TimDocChoi RT Walking Down the Yellow Brick Road, by @CharlotteDuLan open.substack.com/pub/dndcaf101/…
This afternoon I joined @SkyNewsAust @tomwconnell to discuss news that 🇦🇺& the 🇬🇧 will sign an #AUKUS treaty tmw that will formalise the bilateral elements of the #AUKUS agreement. In 🇦🇺 we fascinate on the 🇺🇸, but forget that the end point of the #AUKUS optimal pathway is for…
Great to be at the @NSC_ANU this wk lecturing on 🇨🇳’s military modernisation & its implications for 🇦🇺. If you’re interested in the topic the 🇺🇸 Department of Defence’s ‘Military and Security Developments Involving the PRC: Annual Report to Congress’ is always a great reference…



Great to see another #saltwaterstrategists podcast out by Duncan MacRae & the @AusNavInst Look forward to listening! 🔗 soundcloud.com/saltwater-stra…

British navy's largest vessel docks in Darwin, as port's defence capability tested | Good to chat with @abcnews abt #TS25, interoperability & the positive development of re-arming 🇦🇺& partner navies with missiles in Darwin 👇 @NSC_ANU @UNSWCanberra abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…

Good summary by @ColinDefense - & one that considers a vast range of perspectives on #AUKUS 👇 breakingdefense.com/2025/07/critic…
The United States must turn to its allies for help as it rebuilds its shipbuilding capacity to compete with China. bit.ly/3TUj1FC
Very disturbing news today from the Thailand Cambodia border with the loss of civilian life on the Thai side and Thailand's use of aircraft to bomb a target in Cambodia. Re-sharing key points from my analysis on the political dynamic for this conflict: lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete… 🧵