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South Australian leaders explore responsible use of AI in defence
South Australian industry leaders and ministers have convened to discuss the role that cyber technology and artificial intelligenc...
Planning ramps up for 2027 run of Exercise Talisman Sabre
Exercise Talisman Sabre is shaping up to be a major success, with strategic planning now underway with international partners.
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CONTESTED GROUND: Shots fired! Chinese missile test shatters Australia’s ‘fog of peace’, with Mike Pezzullo
As Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese moves to secure the Pacific and ensure continued alignment with Australia, China thr...
Revival of Australian military history: New Kokoda Mk1 rifle shown off in firing tests
Australian firearms manufacturer Owen Guns has shown off firing tests for a new Kokoda Mk1 centrefire rifle, in a possible revival...
Entries open for Australian AI Awards 2026
Entries are now open for the Australian AI Awards 2026, with individuals, teams and organisations from across the country invited ...
Feature Insights
Professionalisation, coming at a cost
Under the British government’s force structure plan, Downing Street has resolved to reduce the size of the regular British Army by 9,500 soldiers...
June 06 2022
The ‘transformative’ impacts of Australia’s nuclear subs program
Will Australia’s nuclear submarine procurement program fundamentally reshape the RAN’s identity?
June 03 2022
Preparing for urban operations
Without any significant combat experience since 1979, some analysts have cast doubt on the ability for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to conduct large-scale...
June 02 2022
Overcoming resistance to action on North Korea
How can the United States and its allies bypass China and Russia’s veto power in the UN Security Council to ensure North Korea is held to account for its violations of...
June 01 2022
How the invasion of Ukraine will challenge humanitarian norms
Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine has sparked debate among military experts on the future of the responsibility to protect principle, and how R2P can be misused by...
May 30 2022
Can an Albanese-Ardern alliance help check China’s Pacific push?
Could Albanese’s election spark greater cross-Tasman collaboration in the Pacific?
May 27 2022
Neo-Eurasianism – placing Russia on a path of collision with the West
Fashioned by Russian political theorist Alexander Dugin, Neo-Eurasianism is a rabidly anti-liberal geostrategic ideology that seeks to turn Russia into a hegemon of the new...
May 26 2022
Why is no-one talking about how the rising cost of living is impacting veteran families?
Jennifer Collins, chair of Australian War Widows NSW, sheds light on the impact of mounting cost of living pressures on the veteran community.
May 24 2022
Albanese, the Quad, and ‘JAUKUS’
Should Australia’s new prime minister begin his term in office by promoting Japanese membership in AUKUS?
May 23 2022
Did Russia lose the war the moment it invaded Ukraine?
Was Russia’s defeat in Ukraine a forgone conclusion following the West’s unanticipated response to the invasion?
May 20 2022
Ready to embark: Digitalisation and technology hit shipbuilding
Opinion: Industry 4.0 undoubtedly transformed manufacturing organisations across the globe but stopped short of impacting military and commercial shipbuilders, along with...
May 19 2022
Has the US overstepped in Ukraine?
Has the Biden administration lost sight of the risks of overheated rhetoric in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, playing into Putin’s hands and undermining global...
May 18 2022
The character of the modern battlefield and role of the digital warrior
Opinion: Major General (Ret’d) Rupert Jones CBE analyses the degree to which technology has changed the way that we fight across battlefields from Ukraine to Mosul.
May 17 2022
Antarctica adrift: Australia’s southern blind spot
Read Dr Elizabeth Buchanan’s remarks for the 2022 Sea Power Conference panel on maritime competition on Australia’s southern flank – Antarctica.
May 16 2022
Partnering to advance Australia’s critical infrastructure development ambitions
With Defence spending increasing year on year by a further $575 billion forecast to 2030, it makes a lot of sense for strategic partnerships to be formed to deliver defence...
May 12 2022
Revamping Australia’s Pacific strategy
How can Canberra strengthen relations with Pacific partners to thwart China’s ambitions in the region?
May 11 2022
Biden’s bane – The growing threat of nuclear war under his watch
Has the nuclear threat posed by hostile nations intensified under the Biden administration?
May 09 2022
Russia’s mistakes are China’s lessons
The invasion of Ukraine has called Russia’s military technology and doctrine into question. What lessons will the Chinese People’s Liberation Army glean from the bungled...
May 06 2022
Is sovereign long-range missile manufacturing worthwhile?
Should Australia continue to pursue sovereign long-range missile capability or would Defence be better off purchasing off the shelf?
May 05 2022
Securing the defence ecosystem in the modern battlespace
Cyber security executive Sarah Sloan explains why defence policies must keep pace with technology to secure networks and platforms.
May 03 2022