Is 2 percent of GDP enough for defence?
It's very likely that the government will deliver on its promise to return the Defence Department's funding to two per cent of GDP in...
Submarines should be for defence not jobs
For as long as the oceans provide a veil of secrecy that obscures their depths, submarines will be among the most potent capabilities in...
Chinese aims in the South China Sea
By James Goldrick*
There are certain themes and contradictions inherent in the national military strategy of China in the South China Sea.
In many ways, the...
US Navy goes for greater integration
The US Navy is making integration of ships, planes, sensors and weapons a priority going forward and is in the requirements-writing stage of development...
HMAS Hobart’s first deployment
HMAS Hobart has completed the initial phase of its first operational deployment, engaging with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) and taken the opportunity...
Time to end some China fictions
By Michael Shoebridge*
Further graphic revelations have emerged about how the Chinese state under General Secretary Xi Jinping is using its power against its own...
Carrier Lincoln moves into Gulf
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) moved into the Persian Gulf for the first time since since it was scrambled to the Middle East in May, even as...
Russia’s tsunami-creating drone
Russia has launched its latest nuclear-armed submarine under the watchful eye of President Vladimir Putin, MSN news reports. Putin is taking a heavy interest...
Systems investment needed for new platforms
Australia is in the midst of an unprecedented investment in its military platforms. Our Navy is set to receive new submarines, air-warfare destroyers and...
Huge maritime exercise in Gulf
Fifty nations have taken part in a two-week defensive maritime exercise designed to promote security in the Gulf. IMX19 (International Maritime Exercise 2019) was the...