Indonesia should be wary of China’s maritime plans
By Aristyo Rizka Darmawan*
Jakarta has long made clear its position as a non-claimant state on the South China Sea, stating its principal interest in...
Big Russian naval exercise near Alaska
The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the biggest such drills in...
Aiding our ally: some options for Australia
(This article first appeared in the Australian Journal of Defence and Strategic Studies and is republished with the permission of the author. Page breaks...
Submarines: the industry policy puzzle
By Graeme Dobell*
For subs (and ships) we do defence as industry policy. Build our own naval muscle and build our economy. Protect sovereignty and...
US Navy chasing the impossible
By Brendan Thomas-Noone*
Several months ago, US Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite said he believed the service was ‘at a turning point’ in its history. The...
Improvements in anti-submarine technology
Sebastian Brixey-Williams*
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) has always been a game of hide and seek, with adversarial states looking to adopt and deploy emerging technologies in...
China test fires ‘carrier killer’
China's military test-fired two missiles into the South China Sea, including a "carrier killer" military analysts suggest might have been developed to attack U.S....
No need to choose between guns or butter
By Frank Yuan
The Morrison government’s plan for defence spending outlined in the Defence Strategic Update last month has been incorporated into the Canberra consensus,...
Delusion of India throttling China’s maritime trade
By Sudarshan Y. Shrikhande
The current phase of the Sino-Indian border conflict which began in May this year may go on for quite some time....
Darwin propeller find rewrites history
Destroyer doomed from the start – the rewritten story of USS Peary’s final combat action in Darwin 1942. Discovery of propellers from the ship explains...