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ADF takes part in Exercise Bersama Shield

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On 27 April 2023 Exercise Bersama Shield 2023 commenced in seas and airspace in and off Malaysia. The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), exercise...

ADF: $50,000 bonus to stay on

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Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel could be eligible for a $50,000 bonus payment for ongoing service, as part of the Albanese Labor Government’s commitment...

China pushed on with UAE base

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China resumed construction of a military base in the United Arab Emirates, a move likely to alarm US officials and increase concerns that another...

‘National defence’ and the Navy

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Iran seizes US-bound tanker

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Masked Iranian navy commandos conducted a helicopter-borne raid to seize a U.S.-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, footage aired by Iran’s state...

DSR: facing new realities

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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?

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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...