New US Navy force to train ME partners
The US Navy today announced the launch of Task Force CTF 154, a new effort dedicated to training regional navies in the Middle East...
US regional command structure questioned
The Pentagon’s structuring of regional combatant commanders may be overdue for reform, given the changing nature of how and where wars are being fought,...
Security element to illegal fishing
By Melissa Conley Tyler, Michael Heazle, Jade Lindley, and Sharon Cowden*
Combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) is key to the integrity of the...
N-subs causing defence spending squeeze
By David Uren*
All arms of Defence are under pressure to make savings to help fund the nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) program while dealing with impact...
Sustaining China’s naval operations
The Chinese navy’s ability to project power into distant waters like the Indian Ocean or the Persian Gulf is constrained by its at-sea replenishment...
Uncrewed vessels and the law
By Natalie Klein*
Maritime Autonomous Vehicles (MAVs) have fast become an essential component of the modern maritime security scene and may operate underwater, on the...
‘National defence’ and the Navy
By Jennifer Parker*
The 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR) identifies itself as ‘the most substantial and ambitious approach to Defence reform recommended to any Australian...
China’s anti-ship firepower
By Dmitry Filipoff
China’s arsenal of anti-ship weapons is truly a force to be reckoned with, and is superior to that of the United States...
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...