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Disposal of nuclear-powered Nimitz begins

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The US Navy this month began planning the years-long ordeal to defuel and dispose of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz (CVN-68), only the second...

Dutch-Belgian frigate replacement

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The Netherlands and European neighbor Belgium have announced plans to acquire two ASW Frigates (ASWF), per country, at a joint estimated cost of nearly...

US Constellation frigates to be more powerful

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The US Navy’s new 7,290 ton Constellation class (FFG-62) frigates are to have their armament enhanced with the inclusion of the Standard Missile 6,...

Exercise: China seals off Taiwan

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China has finished three days of military drills around Taiwan, which included "sealing off" the island and simulating targeted strikes, the BBC reports.   Taiwan said...

AUKUS the DSR and beyond

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The presentation slides which Professor John Blaxland used to illustrate his address on AUKUS the DSR and Beyond to the United Services Institute of...

Climate bigger threat than China: ex ADF chief

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A group of leading defence figures is urging the Albanese government to release a secret report on the national security risks of climate change...

US Navy: better readiness and more ships

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What happens when the chief of naval operations wants more money for readiness — maintenance, spare parts, munitions and training time — to create...

Budgeting for Australia’s N-subs

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By David Uren* The upper estimate of $368 billion for Australia’s acquisition of eight nuclear-powered submarines is an impossibly large number. (Australian Strategic Policy Institute's...

Former CN’s view of AUKUS plan

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By Brendan Nicholson* The carefully staged AUKUS plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) will build increased deterrence as each phase is completed, former...

A combined arms framework for massing fires

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By Dmitry Filipoff*  The act of massing fires across forces is inherently a function of combined arms. (Center for International Maritime Security.) Individual platforms should...