Australia should make long-range missiles
By Graeme Dunk*
In a recent article on this forum, Peter Dean argued that a rethink of the Australian Defence Force’s land-based strike requirements is...
Making Australia fit for AUKUS
By Lesley Seebeck*
The early days in any great undertaking can be chaotic. The AUKUS partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States...
Understanding the price of military equipment
By Marcus Hellyer*
Confusion reigns in discussions about the cost of the Department of Defence’s equipment projects. Whether we’re talking about media articles, parliamentary committee hearings,...
New mine and cyber research efforts
Naval Group Belgium inaugurated two new research and development laboratories in Brussels this week, focusing on novel mine countermeasures and cybersecurity, Defense News reports.
Officials...
Doubt cast on unmanned surface vessel
The US Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday has cast doubt on whether the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel will have a place in...
China’s robust ship-building
By Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr.
The global shipping industry is enjoying record profits, and merchant fleets are growing quickly to meet...
The loneliest VCs
By Tom Lewis*
Of the 101 Australian military personnel who have been awarded the Victoria Cross, our highest honour for bravery, most lie in recognised...
Indonesian naval modernisation
On 20 April President Joko Widodo was present at PT Pal Shipyard in Surabaya for the announcements of both reforms to the commercial arrangements...
Construction begins on British Type 31 frigates
The keel was laid down in Rosyth of Venturer, the first general purpose Type 31 Inspiration class frigate. At 6,000 tonnes the Type 31...
Ararat trains with Ocean Protector
The crew of HMAS Ararat recently conducted interoperability activities with Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Protector while deployed near the remote Australian territory of...