9/11 – The Washington experience
This article first appeared in The Australian Naval Review Issue 2 of2022.
By Commodore Brett Dowsing, RAN (Retired)*
“The attacks on New York and Washington on...
Cost benefits of drones on carriers
As drones are becoming an increasingly important element of modern warfare, militaries across the world are experimenting with new ways to integrate unmanned systems...
State govts have role in AUKUS
By John Coyne and Danielle Cave *
Australia’s foreign policy and place in the world have long been considered the domain of diplomats, defence officials...
How to deal with attacks on undersea cables
The UK’s top naval official has admitted NATO nations are struggling to deal with how to address attacks on undersea cables and connectors, because...
US undersea fleet getting stronger
Seth Cropsey’s recent commentary in the Wall Street Journal on the state of the US submarine force unfortunately omits numerous recent developments that cast...
NZ role in AUKUS more likely after poll
The chances that New Zealand will sign up to Pillar 2 of the AUKUS agreement have dramatically increased following New Zealand’s general election on...
Getting private capital to help defence
By Hayley Channer*
With a focus on the defence strategic review and AUKUS, the Australian government is increasingly concerned about how it can mobilise private...
US Army takes on naval tinge
The U.S. Army is looking just a bit more naval as it adjusts to the Pacific region, adopting missiles long wielded by its sister...
Purpose of unmanned ships queried
By Jonathan Panter*
On March 18, 2021, former Congresswoman Elaine Luria of Virginia criticized the Navy’s then-recently-released Unmanned Campaign Framework as “full of buzzwords and...
Brazilian N-sub a step closer
On October 4, 2023, the first steel plates of a test section for the future nuclear-powered attack submarine "Álvaro Alberto" were cut during a...