China’s cable cutting theatre
A weekend headline from the South China Morning Post declaring “China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable-cutter that could reset the world order” caught plenty...
GDP percent is wrong defence measure
By Jennifer Parker
The Australian Government has repeatedly said that we’re facing “the most complex and challenging strategic environment since the Second World War”. This...
Tracking China’s pressure points
New research from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute reveals a range of nations are increasingly willing to challenge China’s excessive claims in the South...
G7’s pledge on maritime security and law
On 14 March 14, 2025 the G7 Foreign Ministers released the following statement from Charlevoix in Quebec.
1. We, the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France,...
Fixing the broken recruitment pipeline
By Desmond Woods OAM*
The multitude and complexity of the problems with ADF recruitment were highlighted by a recent revelation that on 30 May 2024...
Unseen sacrifice in the Silent Service
By George Allison, UK Defence Journal
Beneath the vast, unforgiving ocean, hidden from the world and far removed from everything we take for granted, a...
RN’s new autonomous anti-mine system
The Royal Navy has taken delivery of its first Maritime Mine Counter Measure (MMCM) system, UK Defence Journal reports.
The new autonomous mine-hunting technology, developed...
UK leads NATO anti-sub force
The UK is leading NATO’s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Smart Defence Initiative, focusing on the rapid exploitation of maritime uncrewed systems to strengthen undersea surveillance...
Houthis try attack on USS Truman
The Houthis attempted an attack on aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and its escorts in response to a series of U.S. attacks...
US marine and sailors arrive in Darwin
U.S. Marines and sailors have arrived in Australia’s Northern Territory to kick off the 14th annual rotation of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin...