NZ’s $5.3m phosphate compo payout
The New Zealand government says it has done "the right thing" in offering a $5.3 million compensation payout to the Samoan government after its...
UK strike group off Malaysian coast
The UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by HMS Prince of Wales, has taken part in Exercise Bersama Lima 2025 off the Malaysian coast...
How Australia can meet shipping insecurity
By Hamed Zakikhani*
Attacks and naval stand‑offs from the Red Sea to the Strait of Hormuz have redrawn shipping maps. Since late 2023 following Houthi...
PNG pact is about more than China
By Joe Keary and Mike Hughes*
Debate over the Pukpuk treaty has focused on China and whether Australia’s military might one day use Papua New Guinea’s...
Japan looking at nuclear submarines
A new government-commissioned expert study has suggested that Japan could develop nuclear-powered submarines as part of its future defense modernization effort, Army Recognition reports.
Japan...
Australia’s underwater wi-fi research
Proteus Maritime and Edith Cowan University have joined forces to create an undersea mesh system to transform defence communication, Australian Defence Magazine reports.
“Congratulations to...
The role of critical thinking
From Analysis to Algorithms: Preserving the Art of Critical Thinking
By CMDR Paul D Pelczar, OAM RAN*
‘If nine of us who get the same information...
HMAS Adelaide does the heavy lifting
A trial conducted with HMAS Adelaide this month has demonstrated Navy’s ability to move some of Army’s newest and heaviest land combat platforms, Australian Defence...
China building new special landing barges
China is building at least five new special purpose barges which appear tailor made for amphibious assault. The barges may provide the PRC (People's...
Defence spending: how much and on what
By Mick Ryan*
Australian defence analysts have been calling for increased defence spending for some time. China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour, AUKUS funding pressures, and the...