Virginia class: fissile or fizzer
Former submariner and former SA Senator Rex Patrick, writing on the Michael West Media website looks under the hood of the second-hand Virginia-class...
Unsustainable for ADF to defend and disaster assist
It is “unsustainable” for the Australian defence force to continue to both help with natural disasters and defend Australia, a parliamentary inquiry has heard,...
Denmarks considers new submarines
Denmark could be on the way to procuring new submarines as it looks to bolster maritime capabilities and deter Baltic Sea expeditions by Moscow,...
Battle plan for takeover of Taiwan
By Max Stewart*
Introduction
In recent years, there has been an increased and discernable concern surrounding the possibility of an invasion of Taiwan by the People’s...
Russia: risks of melting Arctic ice
By Barry Gardiner
Ask Britain’s foreign secretary which part of the world poses his biggest foreign policy challenge, and the chances are he will say...
UK and Germany’s Indo-Pacific plans
The defence ministers of Germany and the United Kingdom have pledged to keep up their respective military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, while also...
China’s expanding submarine building
As China intensifies its efforts to bolster its naval capabilities, its submarine shipbuilding capacity is expanding, H I Sutton reports for Naval Technology.
With the...
China leading in key technologies
China is leading the world in high-impact research in 19 out of 23 technologies relevant to the AUKUS technology partnership and has a commanding...
AUKUS a test for integrated deterrence
By Jada Fraser*
The trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS) will require reinventing roles and behaviour, particularly between...
ASPI podcast episode on DSR
https://www.aspi.org.au/news/pgm-defence-strategic-review-implications-maritime-domain-delhis-role-indo-pacific
In April this year, the Australian Government released the Defence Strategic Review which set an agenda of ambitious reform to Defence’s posture and structure....