US forces in integrated training off Japan
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting drills off the coast of Northern Japan with land-based Navy and Air Force units last week...
New research on RAN’s role in Asia
The Sea Power Centre Australia and Macquarie University have collaborated in a research project on the way Australia conducts its naval diplomacy and joint...
Naval investment in north will improve security
By Tony McCormack*
The government’s continuous shipbuilding program has provided a fillip for defence industry in South Australia and Western Australia, but benefits are also...
Reconceiving Australian landpower. A two ocean army?
By Professor Michael Evans, General Sir Francis Hassett Chair of Military Studies, Australian Defence College
Key Points:
The Indo-Pacific has emerged as the main theatre of...
Geography must come first in defence
By Paul Dibb*
Since the announcement this month (July 2220) by Prime Minister Scott Morrison of a radical shift in Australia’s defence policy, the question...
An Indian view of Australia’s Strategic Update
By Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, Indian Navy (Retired)*
The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison’s release of the Strategic Update 2020 had considerable coverage and commentary...
Maritime’s big role in Defence Update
By Rear Admiral Allan du Toit*
The Commonwealth Government’s 2020 Defence Strategic Update and the supporting $270 billion 2020 Force Structure Plan to enhance Australia’s...
The power of long-range anti-ship missiles
By Richard Dunley*
Defence commentators have devoted much attention in recent years to the development of long-range anti-ship missiles, whether in the form of anti-ship...
Strategic update and Indonesia
By Greta Nabbs-Keller*
One might assume that Australia’s announcement of a significant increase in defence funding and move to a more assertive defence posture would be...
Candid assessment of strategic challenges
By James Goldrick*
The Defence Strategic Update 2020 launched yesterday in Canberra is a notably candid assessment of the strategic challenges Australia faces and the...