Russia’s reckless increase in spying
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, European countries have expelled at least 750 Russian diplomats accused of espionage. NATO says it has...
Understanding the cost of Australia’s naval defence
By Marc Ablong
The key questions for the Royal Australian Navy coming out of the 2025–26 federal budget are: whether sufficient funds are being spent...
Maldives to receive patrol boat from Australia
On 2 June 2025 Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles and Maldives Minister of Defence, Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, announced Australia...
Defence Chief speaks of budget choices
The Australian Defence Organisation’s budget is under pressure, and Defence must make choices, Admiral David Johnston, the chief of the defence force, said on...
Don’t spend more, spend differently
By Sam Roggeveen*
There is near universal agreement that Australia should spend more money on defence. The big political parties want to spend more. The...
UK defence review analysis
The UK released on 2 June 2025 an ambitious defense review, reorienting its armed forces toward “warfighting readiness” to deter Russian aggression, Breaking Defense...
Ukraine: small craft, big impact
By David Kirichenko*
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shocked the international order. What surprised the world even more was Ukraine’s ability to resist....
Report on the fate on the Endeavour
The Australian National Maritime Museum has issued its final report detailing the results and conclusions of a more than two-decade project to discover the...
First submarine uncrewed launch and retrieval
According to information published on the Facebook account of the U.S. Commander of Submarine Forces on May 30, 2025, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS...
Technology key to US ship-building fix
For years, policymakers, journalists, and even casual observers have bemoaned the state of U.S. public and private naval shipyards; it is no surprise to...