Autonomous pickets for force protection
By 1st Lt. Walker D. Mills*
As the U.S. Navy shifts to reprioritize great power competition in line with the 2018 National Defense Strategy, close-in missile defense has...
Australia’s next war
By Peter E Mulherin*
Going to war is one of the most significant decisions that any country makes, so it’s time we discussed what will...
Admiral, I am not ready for war
By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain)
“It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.” -John F. Kennedy
As has been the case before...
Innovative thinking and military education
By Mie Augier and Wayne Hughes
“The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting...
NUSHIP Arafura keel laid
ASC and Luerssen Australia laid the keel of NUSHIP Arafura at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia on May 10. The Chief of...
Naming hacker will clarify China ties
By Michael Shoebridge*
Whoever becomes prime minister after the election will face a sobering moment in Australia’s China policy.
It will show starkly why the policy...
Could unmanned underwater vehicles undermine nuclear deterrence?
By Sylvia Mishra*
Nuclear deterrence rests on the ability of strategic assets to survive an enemy’s first strike and to retaliate, ensuring mutually assured destruction.
Nuclear-powered...
Australia should think about hybrid warfare
By Elizabeth Buchanan*
There is no agreed definition of hybrid warfare. We’re essentially talking about warfare across more than one dimension—including across our political, economic...
RAN should look at unmanned combat drone
By Duncan MacRae and Chris Walter*
Boeing’s ‘loyal wingman’ unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) is a fine example of Australian industry and defence cooperation, and...
Type 26 Frigate tech ‘could be compromised’ if moved to France
By George Allison, of the UK Defence Journal
Concern has been expressed regarding news that engine production could be taken away from GE Power in Rugby...