Putin ‘Horse Trades’ With Kim Jong-Un for Weapons
On 26 August the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) monitoring site NKNews.org reported a Russian government Tupolev Tu-154 VIP passenger jet taking off...
Uncrewed Eyes Look East
Longer range/endurance UAVs make a different to the tyranny of distance when it comes down to ISR.
For full situational awareness, governments and their armed...
Corps Capabilities
The US Marine Corps is overhauling its electronic warfare capabilities supporting land and littoral manoeuvre warfare against a backdrop of ongoing Sino-US tensions in...
The Increasing Impact of Asia in Europe and the Ukraine War
The Shangri-La Dialogue laid bare China’s undeniable support for Russia in the war in Ukraine, as well as Beijing’s blatant hypocrisy when it says...
Departing From Standard Practice: AUKUS, Nuclear Power and Export Controls
The AUKUS agreement has never looked straight-forward, and who will rewrite the iTAR rules?
Now headed into its fourth year since its proposed founding, the...
Beast of Burden
As land forces demand ever-more connectivity over increasingly larger areas, might UAV-based ‘data mules’ emerge as an efficient complement to tactical trunk communications?
Land forces...
Power Hungry Warships
Providing power on warships to meet the growing demand from ship systems is becoming more of a concern, particularly as legacy warships also need...
Prize Fighters Tussle at Exercise Pitch Black 2024
Largest ever exercise draws in international air forces fielding over 130 fast-jets.
Australia hosted its largest ever fast-jet exercise from 12 July through to 2...
Managing the Cost of Australia’s Defence
Australian defence budget is at a record high, but how that money will be spent, and on what, still provides challenges.
Australia announced its 2024/25...
China’s PLA Reshapes to Deliver ‘Intelligentisation’
To achieve a world-class military, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is pursuing the three parallel pillars of ‘mechanisation, informatisation and intelligentisation’. The latter gained...
