ADF takes part in Exercise Bersama Shield
On 27 April 2023 Exercise Bersama Shield 2023 commenced in seas and airspace in and off Malaysia. The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), exercise...
‘National defence’ and the Navy
By Jennifer Parker*
The 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR) identifies itself as ‘the most substantial and ambitious approach to Defence reform recommended to any Australian...
China’s anti-ship firepower
By Dmitry Filipoff
China’s arsenal of anti-ship weapons is truly a force to be reckoned with, and is superior to that of the United States...
Sino-Russian coast guard cooperation
China has been very visible in Murmansk in the past fortnight (Apr-May 2023), the Barents Observer reports.
A groundbreaking memorandum on extensive cooperation in Artic...
RN tweaks anti-ship missiles
Exercise Tamber Shield has seen the Royal Navy test out its newest weapon systems, Martlet and Sea Venom, Forces Net reports.
Four Wildcat helicopters from...
DSR: facing new realities
By Alex Bristow and Malcolm Davis*
When the incoming Albanese Government tasked former Defence Minister Stephen Smith and former Chief of Defence Force Sir...
DSR: how revolutionary is it?
By Stephan Frühling*
Public discussion of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) has focused on the announced changes to major capability programs. On that score, the...
Nimitz’s 350,000th record landing
The aircraft carrier Nimitz completed its 350,000th arrested landing on Saturday, marking a historic milestone for the oldest-serving U.S.-commissioned aircraft carrier in the world,...
US N-subs to dock in S Korea
Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday will sign an agreement that includes plans to have U.S. nuclear-armed submarines dock in South...
Escalation in uncrewed situations
By Jonathan Panter*
On March 14, two Russian fighter jets intercepted a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper in international airspace, breaking one of the drone’s...