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Australia needs seapower: Expert issues call for greater naval capability
It appears as though sea control is once again in vogue, with calls for Australia to leverage planned acquisitions and developments to secure our...
August 13 2025
Opening the door to deeper defence industrial cooperation – JAUS
Opinion: Non-resident fellow of the US Studies Centre, Guy Boekenstein, says Australia’s Mogami Class frigate deal cements a maturing defence partnership with Japan,...
August 12 2025
Hack the planet! A snapshot of nation-state cyber threats over the last 12 months
Nation-state hackers and hacktivist groups have made up a quarter of all interactive network intrusions over the last 12 months. So, who are these hackers and what are they...
August 11 2025
Japan’s frigate win: Australia gets a strategic industrial partner, Japan gets a bucket of Australian risks
Opinion: Japan’s Mogami Class frigate bid has beaten the German alternative to win the Australian Navy’s general purpose frigate project, which has a budget...
August 08 2025
Mogami partnership opens the door for Hobart Class replacement work to begin
Australia’s selection of Japan’s evolved Mogami Class frigates as the backbone of the “enhanced lethality” of Royal Australian Navy’s surface...
August 07 2025
Australia should double down on Virginia Class and withdraw from SSN AUKUS, confirms risk report
Australia should withdraw from the SSN-AUKUS program to double down on a larger Virginia Class submarine fleet, according to a newly published risk report.
August 07 2025
Time to say goodbye? The future of our LHDs, dispersed amphibious operations and power projection
The Canberra Class LHDs are the most visible and arguably influential symbols of Australia’s amphibious and power projection intentions and capabilities across the...
August 06 2025
US alliance important, but build greater self-reliance: Dibb
Celebrated Australian strategist, Paul Dibb, has called for greater discernment in the national security policy debate, arguing that both the Australia–US alliance and...
August 05 2025
Singapore’s ‘lean professional core’ defence model and the way forward for the ADF
With the government hinting at a major restructuring of the Australian Defence Force, culling senior ranks in favour of boosting combat power, does Singapore’s...
August 04 2025
Where are the first-person view drones hiding at Exercise Talisman Sabre?
It’s an important question, knowing that FPV explosive impact drones have arguably been the single most impactful military technology development that has been revealed...
July 31 2025
Middle powers to the rescue: The question is, can Australia retain its position in a multipolar world?
Middle powers like Australia have often served as powerful enforcers and maintainers of the global “rules-based order”, today, however, they are finding their...
July 30 2025
Australia quietly leading the global race in military robotics
Opinion: In the rapidly evolving world of defence innovation, autonomy is no longer a distant goal – it’s a strategic imperative.
July 29 2025
A taste of things to come: The Thai–Cambodian stoush reveals the reality of our multipolar future
As limited conflict rages in Southeast Asia, Australia has largely ignored the implications of and underlying motivations behind Thailand and Cambodia’s enmity at our...
July 28 2025
Feet first into hell: Is it time for Australia to reactivate a large airborne unit?
The Indo-Pacific’s complexity and the Army’s shift towards littoral manoeuvre have made it formidable but narrowly focused – could an airborne element add...
July 24 2025
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you: Think tank boss reminds Australia to remember who pays its bills
Australia has once again been reminded to consider just who pays for our standard of living and economic prosperity by the director of the UTS Australia-China Relations...
July 23 2025
Stacks on! Dutch call for increased Aussie defence spending
Visiting Dutch Chief of Defence, General Onno Eichelsheim, has added his voice to calls for the Australian government to increase its defence spending, meaning Australia runs...
July 22 2025
US request for assurance doesn’t equate to Australian submission: Strategic policy expert
Questions from the US about whether Australia would back a Taiwan conflict with American-supplied nuclear subs have sparked concerns over sovereignty and blind loyalty, but...
July 21 2025
Military discharge: A challenge to be met and too often failed
New research on the military discharge processes places veterans front and centre and reveals glaring issues within the Australian process.
July 18 2025
Ex-DFAT chief opens fire on AUKUS as concerns rise about program’s future
As the Trump administration reviews AUKUS, former DFAT chief Peter Varghese has revived calls for Australia to take more control of its defence – minus the advantage of...
July 17 2025
The only constant: Updating the public’s concept of national security
There is an old saying that the only constant in life is change, and nowhere, it seems, is that truer than in the way the public understands national security and what it...
July 16 2025