美国智库战略与国际问题研究中心在《进一步推进美澳两栖联合作战能力》这篇报告中称,在一系列的挑战面前,美澳需要发展出更成熟的联合两栖作战能力,以超越当前的形式。澳大利亚强调通过自身力量应对相关挑战的同时,也强调与美军进行合作。实现两栖作战部队发展计划的最大阻碍是缺少明晰的目标。这种情况既存在于两国各自的国防机制中,也存在于两国政府之间,并涉及双对 The U.S. think tank Strategic and International Studies Center said in its report “Further Improving the Joint Operations Capabilities of U.S. and Australian Armed Forces” that in the face of a series of challenges, the United States and Australia need to develop a more mature joint amphibious operational capability to surpass the current form . While stressing the challenges it faces through its own strength, Australia also emphasizes its cooperation with the U.S. military. The biggest obstacle to the development of amphibious forces is the lack of a clear goal. This situation exists both in the respective national defense mechanisms of the two countries as well as between the two governments and involves double pairs