$4.1bn to manufacture missiles in Australia
The Albanese Government is committing $4.1 billion to acquire more long-range strike systems and manufacture longer-range munitions here in Australia, delivering on the priorities of the...
World military spending at record high
Global military spending rose by 3.7 percent last year, amounting to a “record high” of $2.24 trillion, according to a report from the Stockholm...
India goes for extra-large uncrewed submarines
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has initiated a project to design and develop Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (XLUUV). A document released last month...
RN heads for big Baltic exercise
A Royal Navy task group is heading to the Baltic for the largest Swedish military drills in more than 25 years – as the...
US weapons laser program update
A report providing an update on the US Navy’s ambitious weapons laser program has been released by the US Congressional Research Service. The US...
Big themes: anti-access and area denial
Australia will adopt a defense strategy of denial, developing anti-access and area denial capabilities including longer range missiles to prevent an adversary from entering...
A jarring note amid strong chords
By Sam Roggeveen*
On first impressions, there is a great deal to like in the Labor government’s first major statement on defence policy, National Defence....
DSR does not go far enough
There had better be a lot more to the Defence Strategic Review than what the government revealed on Monday (24 April 2023), Bradley Perrett...
Implementing the DSR
Statement by Defence Minister Richard Marles on implementing the DSR:
Today (24 April 2023), the Albanese Government begins implementing key recommendations of the Defence Strategic...
US admiral to view RAN fleet
A former US admiral, who has previously chaired Australia's expert shipbuilding advisory panel, has been handed a new job leading another review of the...