Sino-Russian coast guard cooperation
China has been very visible in Murmansk in the past fortnight (Apr-May 2023), the Barents Observer reports.
A groundbreaking memorandum on extensive cooperation in Artic...
RN tweaks anti-ship missiles
Exercise Tamber Shield has seen the Royal Navy test out its newest weapon systems, Martlet and Sea Venom, Forces Net reports.
Four Wildcat helicopters from...
Iran seizes US-bound tanker
Masked Iranian navy commandos conducted a helicopter-borne raid to seize a U.S.-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, footage aired by Iran’s state...
DSR: facing new realities
By Alex Bristow and Malcolm Davis*
When the incoming Albanese Government tasked former Defence Minister Stephen Smith and former Chief of Defence Force Sir...
DSR: how revolutionary is it?
By Stephan Frühling*
Public discussion of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) has focused on the announced changes to major capability programs. On that score, the...
Nimitz’s 350,000th record landing
The aircraft carrier Nimitz completed its 350,000th arrested landing on Saturday, marking a historic milestone for the oldest-serving U.S.-commissioned aircraft carrier in the world,...
US N-subs to dock in S Korea
Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday will sign an agreement that includes plans to have U.S. nuclear-armed submarines dock in South...
Escalation in uncrewed situations
By Jonathan Panter*
On March 14, two Russian fighter jets intercepted a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper in international airspace, breaking one of the drone’s...
$4.1bn to manufacture missiles in Australia
The Albanese Government is committing $4.1 billion to acquire more long-range strike systems and manufacture longer-range munitions here in Australia, delivering on the priorities of the...
World military spending at record high
Global military spending rose by 3.7 percent last year, amounting to a “record high” of $2.24 trillion, according to a report from the Stockholm...