MTO keeps seaborne trade lanes flowing during Kakadu
A five-member team of Australian and New Zealand Maritime Trade Operations (MTO) personnel provided a vital link to the commercial shipping industry during Kakadu...
ABC reports difficulties with sub project
The ABC is reporting that difficulties over waranties and technology transfers will most likely delay the $50 billion submarine project.
The full article is here.
The cost of defending Taiwan
By Malcolm Davis
Taiwan is a country under siege as it faces the prospect of eventual reunification with China, on China’s terms, and potentially as...
The one, conclusive reason why Australia won’t go nuclear
By Nicholas Stuart
There’s a massive, although subterranean, debate going on in the strategic community at the moment – one with huge ramifications. It’s whether...
Winning battles and losing wars: force structure review
By Bob Moyse
Few subjects generate more emotion inside Defence than force structures, especially when it comes to capabilities perceived as ‘core’. That may be...
The return of combat losses?
By Michael Shoebridge
When governments send their militaries into conflicts, the forces usually suffer combat losses—deaths of people and destruction of machines. Between East Timor...
Future of US-Australia strategic cooperation: implications for WA
By Charles Ikins*
Key Points:
The rise of China and the spread of its political, economic and military influence throughout the Indo-Pacific region has accentuated the...
Merchant warships – modern East Indianmen
By Steve Wills
The East Indiaman was an iconic vessel from the age of “fighting sail” that combined the features of a robust, long-range cargo...
New forms of operational planning for commanding the seas
By Bill Shafley*
Introduction
Sea Control operations require a delicate balance of protecting the hunters and releasing the hounds. Strike Group and subordinate staff’s tactical planning,...
Fighting for sea control in the next war
By Lars Wedin*
The sea is growing ever more important. Conflicting interests make it a prime domain for future wars. Historically, securing command of the...