Admiral Paparo on the US Indo-Pac command posture
Earlier this month the Commander, US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Paparo gave verbal and written evidence to the US Congressional Armed Services Committee about...
Gaps in Australia’s maritime defence
By Jennifer Parker*
In 2023, the Australian government adopted a “strategy of denial” to guide defence planning, defined as an “defensive approach designed to stop...
NDS: new emphasis on uncrewed vessels
By Malcolm Davis*
Australia’s updated defence capability spending plan has put strong emphasis on uncrewed air and underwater systems, strike weapons, and defence against advanced...
Learning lessons from Ukraine and Iran
The Government has announced funding for counter-drones of up to $7 billion over the next decade. This funding, contained in the 2026 Integrated Investment...
Killing drones at the speed of light
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is pleased to release a new explainer examining the opportunities and challenges that directed energy weapons (DEW) present...
NDS and opportunity cost
By Clive Williams*
Defence Minister Richard Marles unveiled Australia’s second National Defence Strategy (NDS) and its accompanying Integrated Investment Plan (IIP) on Thursday.
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The document builds...
N Korea’s new anti-ship missile
North Korea launched anti-ship and cruise missiles last weekend from first-in-class destroyer Choe Hyon (51) with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un overseeing the...
Third Invincible-Class submarine arrives in Singapore
On 9 April the arrival or ‘homecoming’ ceremony for the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) Invincible-class submarine, Illustrious, was held at RSS Singapura –...
RAN names Autonomous Systems Unit
On 14 April the RAN announced that it had formally named the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU), marking a key step in Navy’s transition...
ADF team strengthens border security
On 15 April members of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force deployed as Transit Security Element (TSE) Rotation 119...