$4.1bn to manufacture missiles in Australia
The Albanese Government is committing $4.1 billion to acquire more long-range strike systems and manufacture longer-range munitions here in Australia, delivering on the priorities of the...
World military spending at record high
Global military spending rose by 3.7 percent last year, amounting to a “record high” of $2.24 trillion, according to a report from the Stockholm...
India goes for extra-large uncrewed submarines
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has initiated a project to design and develop Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (XLUUV). A document released last month...
How will Finland integrate with NATO
NATO has been officially welcomed Finland as its 31st member. What seemed unlikely, if not impossible, just a year ago became official. Now, Breaking...
Relief at finding of Montevideo Maru
It is the wee hours of July 1, 1942. In the tropical waters off Cape Bojeador in the Philippines, Lieutenant Commander “Bull” Wright, the...
RN heads for big Baltic exercise
A Royal Navy task group is heading to the Baltic for the largest Swedish military drills in more than 25 years – as the...
US weapons laser program update
A report providing an update on the US Navy’s ambitious weapons laser program has been released by the US Congressional Research Service. The US...
2023 Fleet Commanders’ Roundtable
The Fleet Commanders of Australia, Japan, South Korea and the US 7th Fleet met in South Korea as for the 2023 Fleet Commanders’ Roundtable...
Big themes: anti-access and area denial
Australia will adopt a defense strategy of denial, developing anti-access and area denial capabilities including longer range missiles to prevent an adversary from entering...
A jarring note amid strong chords
By Sam Roggeveen*
On first impressions, there is a great deal to like in the Labor government’s first major statement on defence policy, National Defence....