2022 Goldrick Conference – Tickets Still Available
The 2022 Goldrick Conference on Indo-Pacific Maritime Strategy in the 21st Century brings together an outstanding array of 20 international and Australian speakers to...
US vessel refused Solomons refuel
A US Coast Guard vessel was unable to enter the Solomon Islands for a routine port call because the local government did not respond to...
No off-shelf N-sub deal for Australia
Australia has close to zero chance of getting a submarine from the United States’ current program, experts say, as yet another report shows the...
US Navy fits high-energy laser to destroyer
Lockheed Martin has delivered to the US Navy a 60+ Kilowatt high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS) system. It has been...
Workforce is challenge to the US Columbia-Class program
The Program Executive Office (PEO) Strategic Submarines, Rear Admiral Scott Pappano, recently spoke at a USAir Force Association Mitchell Institute forum on the challenges...
HMAS Canberra heads home after three months
By Lieutenant Nancy Cotton
After almost three months at sea on a regional presence deployment through the Pacific, HMAS Canberra is heading back to her...
How did Ukraine strike Crimean bases?
A pair of strikes against Russian bases in Crimea, well behind the Russian military’s lines in Ukraine, sent shockwaves through observers of the ongoing...
Geography’s role in Chinese Indian Ocean push
By David Brewster*
A recent study published by the US Army War College looks at how geography constrained the Soviet military presence in the Indian...
China’s exponential warship trajectory
China is “exponentially” increasing its warship capability and has reportedly re-started mass production of guided-missile destroyers, the Guardian reports.
The Chinese Communist party-controlled newspaper, the...
Climate big feature in NZ upgrade
Planes, ships, troops, satellites, drones and tanks: as New Zealand's Defence Minister Ron Mark announced, nearly every major item gets an upgrade, RNZ reports.
The...