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Opinion: Planning for Australia to win ‘must win’ wars
The world is back to being a dangerous place. In Europe, Russia is fighting a major war as it tries to capture Ukraine. In the Indo-Pacific, China...
February 08 2023
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‘Once-great superpower, in decline’, US senator responds to Chinese spy flight
Following a successful shoot down of Beijing’s spy balloon off the east coast of the United States, firebrand US Senator Marco Rubio has warned of Beijing’s intent and...
February 07 2023
Learning the lessons of the past, key to future success: UNSW academic
With just weeks before the release of the Defence Strategic Review, UNSW Canberra historian Richard Dunley has identified similarities in the geostrategic challenges...
February 06 2023
UK Army no longer ‘top tier fighting force’, warns US general
A senior US general has issued a major wake-up call to British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, telling the United Kingdom that the British Army is “no longer” a top tier...
February 03 2023
Countdown is on to 2025: US Air Force general warns
“My gut tells me we will fight in 2025,” troubling words US Air Force General Michael Minihan has issued as warning to his command — raising questions about the US,...
February 02 2023
Japan identifies next-gen military wish list to counter China
In the face of growing tensions over Taiwan and repeated aggression from North Korea, Japan has stepped up its unprecedented military modernisation following South...
January 31 2023
Marles, Wong to conduct European tour to strengthen ties
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, will travel to France and the United...
January 31 2023
South Korea seeks to strengthen deterrence, strike capabilities in new mid-term plan
South Korea has released its latest defence strategy, the “2023-2027 Mid-Term Defense Plan” with a clear emphasis on developing a conventional deterrence triad to ward...
January 30 2023
Predictions 2023: A year for free nations to keep our wits about us and get to work
Opinion: The year 2023 is shaping up to be a truly transformational year for the post-Second World War order, with growing tensions across the globe and mounting great power...
January 30 2023
As the Australian Defence Force’s F-35A fleet approaches full operational capability, the US Congress and Pentagon mull upgrading the Block 4 propulsion systems with adaptive engine technology
Opinion: The F-35 program is the most successful weapons program in history. In large part, this has been due to the non-partisan partnership between allies. Could the US...
January 30 2023
Setting the scene for building an Australian strategic umbrella
Since the end of the Cold War, much of the world has operated under the aegis of the US strategic umbrella. Now, in an increasingly contested and multipolar world, can...
January 27 2023
Conflict often results from energy insecurity
Opinion: With growing concerns about the slow collapse of globalisation and the “just-in-time” system of commodity and product delivery, questions have been raised about...
January 25 2023
Defence needs to think more like a start-up
Opinion: Last year has taught us that we cannot be complacent in funding our defence sectors — one need only look at the invasion of Ukraine to see how possible global...
January 25 2023
Invest in long-term defence, diversify supplies: US Army Chief of Staff
General James McConville, the US Army Chief of Staff has issued a warning for the US and Western allies responding to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, with broader relevance...
January 24 2023
Biggest fleet almost always wins: US naval expert
Retired US Navy Captain Sam Tangredi has issued a concerning warning for the US Navy and its allied partners: “In naval warfare, a smaller fleet of superior quality...
January 23 2023
Asking others to do the heavy lifting on our security is just plain wrong
Former diplomat David Livingstone has launched a scathing attack on the AUKUS submarine deal, calling for it to be scrapped, citing concerns over Australia’s national...
January 20 2023
Industry critical to allied naval interchangeability
While maximising interoperability and capability aggregation has long been identified as a key focus for the Australian and US militaries, interchangeability has now emerged...
January 19 2023
General-purpose frigates as a means of beefing up Australia’s maritime capabilities
With a growing recognition that Australia’s naval capabilities are underprepared and “under gunned” in light of a rapidly evolving regional threat...
January 18 2023
Renewed US calls for ‘whole-of-nation’ approach to national security
The era of unbridled hybrid warfare now sweeping across Europe and parts of the Indo-Pacific has seemingly left the West at a significant disadvantage when facing down peer...
January 16 2023
Sikorsky, Boeing partnership protest US FLRAA decision
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Boeing, which partnered to deliver Team DEFIANT, lodged a formal protest with the US Government Accountability Office in order to...
January 16 2023