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...
ADF: $50,000 bonus to stay on
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
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
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...
Iran seizes US-bound tanker
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
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...