US fleet size not first priority
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday has long insisted he must first prioritize the readiness of today’s fleet, followed by increasing its lethality...
Ukraine restores Danube ports
Ukraine is restoring and expanding some of its long-decommissioned river ports on the Danube to facilitate the exportation of grain due to Russia’s Black...
US Navy’s climate strategy tested
The US Navy conducted a war game Wednesday to assess how amphibious exercises in the Western Pacific will navigate the consequences of climate change,...
Broader approach to undersea warfare
By Marcus Hellyer*
The hottest topic in Australia’s defence community right now is how to develop the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine capability. The decision to...
Quad to use space to enforce norms
By Philip Citowicki*
At the first in-person leaders’ summit of the Quad in Washington in September last year, the four member countries came forward with...
Russia’s naval expansion in Crimea
Thanks to its warmer climate compared to northern Russia, the Black Sea littoral area is much more conducive to building larger vessels quickly and...
US’s big naval decisions examined
After two of the four congressional defense committees have debated their fiscal 2023 bills, two key U.S. Navy issues have surfaced as the most...
The cost of Australia’s defence
By Marcus Hellyer*
In March, shortly before federal election, the Coalition government released a defence budget that continued its record of delivering the funding it...
China’s naval ambition in Cambodia
A Cambodian naval base being constructed with the assistance of China will include a portion for the exclusive use of the Chinese military, according...
The new government and a dangerous world
By Brendan Nicholson and Michael Shoebridge*
Skilled diplomacy, a powerful and achievable deterrent capability developed with urgency, and the highly trained personnel to drive a...