Comparison with 1930s drives upgrade
By Peter Jennings*
Scott Morrison’s speech at the launch of the defence strategic update and new force structure plan was fascinating. No fewer than four times he...
The future is now, Defence Minister says
By Brendan Nicholson*
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has mapped out why Australia needs to quickly develop a much more potent defence force to deal with...
NATO starts anti-submarine exercise
The U.S. and five other NATO allies have kicked off exercise Dynamic Mongoose off the coast of Iceland on Monday to enhance their anti-submarine...
Defence spending unaffected by Covid
By Marus Hellyer*
The big question heading into the defence strategic update that Prime Minister Scott Morrison launched yesterday was what impact the Covid-19 crisis...
How Japan deals with Chinese undersea fleet
Japanese forces chased a Chinese submarine out of Japanese waters on Thursday. Officials in Tokyo characterized the sub’s infiltration as part of China’s escalating...
More Arctic naval co-operation sought
The head of U.S. naval forces in Europe would like to see more coordination and more dialogue in the Arctic, where military and commercial...
Defence should innovate its way to future
By John Conway and Dougal Robertson
Finding a balance between encouraging Australia’s domestic manufacturing to ensure supply-chain security for critical sectors and not violating free-trade...
US sea-based nuclear deterrent in a new era
By Thomas Mahnken and Bryan Clark
The US undersea deterrent is the most survivable leg of America’s nuclear triad of ground-, air- and sea-based nuclear...
Defence budget in time of Covid
By Marcus Hellyer*
In the first post in this series, I noted that, so far, the government remains committed to the 10-year defence funding line...
Sovereign capability should be new normal
Amidst a year of unprecedented global turmoil, the looming update to the national White Paper poses a unique opportunity to overhaul outdated practices and...