The geopolitical landscape in 2025 is set to be defined by volatility, with the world more fragmented and polarised than ever before. In this complex and interconnected global environment, staying attuned to the key events …
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The speed, agility, range and stealth of an individual aircraft type are still important, but they’re no longer the whole story of air combat. Advances in sensing, processing and communications are changing military operations. The …
Originally published on 22 October 2024. Deployments of ships and aircraft to challenge China’s illegal claims in the South China Sea are increasing. European ships are appearing more often, while Asia-Pacific countries are increasingly conducting …
China’s aircraft industry celebrated Mao Zedong’s birthday in style, unveiling three aircraft developments that will comprise an air warfare family of systems for the 2030s and beyond. One, from Shenyang, looks like a demonstrator for …
The drone message from the war in Ukraine has not been lost on Taiwan. Uncrewed aircraft and vessels, especially small, cheap ones, can be built and used in far greater numbers than even a …
Elon Musk wants to cancel the F-35, get rid of manned combat aircraft generally and rely more on drones. It was no surprise, even without Musk’s comments along those lines, that the US Air Force …
Many elements of 21st-century warfare echo those of the 20th century. The nature of war as a brutal and fundamentally human endeavour has endured despite the introduction of stealth aircraft, precision missiles, drones, satellites and …
Three landmark reports this year have laid bare an uncomfortable truth: Australia is dangerously unprepared for crises. Each report brings distinct yet complementary insights: The Glasser review into disaster governance arrangements found that resilience has …
Boeing is one of the Pentagon’s biggest contractors and therefore a heavyweight supplier for US allies. So its alarming financial condition is much more than investment news. The company has got itself into loss-making defence …
As sophisticated Australian Army equipment becomes concentrated at Townsville, it’s time for the Department of Defence to shift management offices for those systems to the city. In doing so, it would be simply applying the …
Deployments of ships and aircraft to challenge China’s illegal claims in the South China Sea are increasing. European ships are appearing more often, while Asia-Pacific countries are increasingly conducting activities in areas that China regards …
China’s decision to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean on 25 September was unusual—but not very unusual, because the country has similarly tested shorter-range ballistic missiles over a variety of geographies. …