What exactly is AUKUS?
By Alessio Patalano*
Since its announcement a year ago, the AUKUS agreement linking the US and the UK to Australia’s ambition to acquire nuclear-powered submarines...
Wide view needed in defence review
By Victor Abramowicz*
In August this year, the Australian government announced a holistic Defence Strategic Review that is, by March 2023, to provide recommendations (including...
Is the US Navy ready for Pacific war?
The Department of the Navy exists to deter an aggressor, defeat an adversary and protect American interests. But its budget is limited and the...
AUKUS: ‘hubris’ still shocks some
On 15 September 2021, Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined his British counterpart Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden to announce AUKUS. In so...
RAN and Saab sign partnership deal
The RAN has signed the final stage of the Enterprise Partnering Agreement (EPA) with Saab Australia for the surface fleet's combat management system, Australian Defence...
Defence review: the certainty of uncertainty
By Shane Caughey*
A key task for those carrying out the government’s defence strategic review is to consider the ability of the Australian Defence Force...
Naval fraudster on the run
The military contractor who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal and was under house arrest in San Diego is now on...
Pay for the defence big ticket items
Recent public debate has yielded a long list of expensive new defence capabilities to acquire, but few ideas on how to pay for them.
The...
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...