Two‐Level Games and Australia's Defence Procurement: The Case of Land‐Based Anti‐ship Missiles

Raymond, Gregory V.

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Failure Where Alignment is Lacking: Type 26 Frigate Procurement Processes in Australia Versus Canada, 1990–2022

Migone

Howlett²,

Howlett

2023

Procurement and Politics

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In this chapter we take a broader look at large-scale naval procurement than is usually done by defence or policy analysis in isolation, focussing on the planned purchases of the British BAE Systems’ Type 26 frigate by both Canada and Australia. We argue that successful procurement/implementation in naval procurement in general requires the existence of (1) a clear naval doctrine that supports a rational for the procurement of a particular weapon system and (2) the acceptance on the part of the government of that doctrine along with a commitment to ensuring strategic alignment with it. If these two areas are aligned, as they were in Australia, procurement should proceed relatively smoothly, but issues can emerge if the doctrine is missing or unclear and/or if the government disagrees with the doctrine put forward by the military, and prioritizes purchases in other areas or services, as occurred in Canada.

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Failure Where Alignment is Lacking: Type 26 Frigate Procurement Processes in Australia Versus Canada, 1990–2022

Migone

Howlett²,

Howlett

2023

Procurement and Politics

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The politics of military megaprojects: discursive struggles in Canadian and Australian naval shipbuilding strategies

Migone

Howlett

2023

Policy and Society

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Large-scale military platform procurement is an essential but understudied component of the policy studies of megaprojects. Procurement decisions in this area, from ships to aircraft, are examples of a specific type of often very expensive purchases which feature complex multi-actor and multiyear processes characterized by high degrees of conflict between actors over purchases and planning horizons. This study of military procurement efforts of this type demonstrates the importance of maintaining policy ‘alignment’ between governments and service providers for successful megaproject procurement to occur and suggests several strategies for accomplishing this that can be applied to similar large-scale but nondefense-related projects, ranging from hydroelectric dams to high-speed railway development.

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Two‐Level Games and Australia's Defence Procurement: The Case of Land‐Based Anti‐ship Missiles

Abstract: As a country largely free of the corruption that bedevils the defence procurement of many of

Cited by 2 publications

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Failure Where Alignment is Lacking: Type 26 Frigate Procurement Processes in Australia Versus Canada, 1990–2022

Failure Where Alignment is Lacking: Type 26 Frigate Procurement Processes in Australia Versus Canada, 1990–2022

The politics of military megaprojects: discursive struggles in Canadian and Australian naval shipbuilding strategies

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