Pacific arms race: extra money for US shipbuilding
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has announced called for increased funding for Navy shipbuilding after a major review of its force structure — but...
US Navy chasing the impossible
By Brendan Thomas-Noone*
Several months ago, US Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite said he believed the service was ‘at a turning point’ in its history. The...
No need to choose between guns or butter
By Frank Yuan
The Morrison government’s plan for defence spending outlined in the Defence Strategic Update last month has been incorporated into the Canberra consensus,...
Strategic update and internal risks
By Peter J. Dean
The 2020 defence strategic update released last month provides a sobering analysis of Australia’s strategic environment and the risks we must...
New strategy from US Navy cyber command
The US Navy’s primary cyber outfit released its strategic plan for the next five years, a document that calls for using the service’s networks...
Suspicion, the virus and the cost of Australia’s defence
By Marcus Hellyer*
The 2020 defence strategic update represents a remarkable commitment by the Australian government to sustained growth in the defence budget. Released on...
Labor limited defence policy debate to procurement
By Katherine Manstead*
In a major address at the National Press Club on Tuesday, shadow defence minister Richard Marles doubled down on the Australian Labor...
US forces in integrated training off Japan
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting drills off the coast of Northern Japan with land-based Navy and Air Force units last week...
New research on RAN’s role in Asia
The Sea Power Centre Australia and Macquarie University have collaborated in a research project on the way Australia conducts its naval diplomacy and joint...
Naval investment in north will improve security
By Tony McCormack*
The government’s continuous shipbuilding program has provided a fillip for defence industry in South Australia and Western Australia, but benefits are also...