An Update on the Royal Australian Navy’s Weapons Program
Last month, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds put out a media release announcing a boost to Australia’s maritime security.…
Read More »The U.S. Navy and USMC Work a Way Ahead with Unmanned Surface Vessels: A Case Study of the MANTAS and DEVIL RAY USV
Years ago, I was the lead Naval Architect/Naval Engineer on the design team for an unmanned…
Read More »Decision Survivability: Finding Ways around the Impossible
What can Star Trek teach the military about survivability? Some might argue quite a lot: defensive…
Read More »Flaws in China’s Strategic Thinking
Recently, an editorial in the Chinese state-run newspaper the Global Times alleged that the almost 80-year-old Five…
Read More »Considering the ADF’s Long-Strike Options Going Forward
The Department of Defence appears to be in the early stages of identifying a ship-launched land-attack…
Read More »Counter-Terrorism In Africa : Resetting A Result-Based Approach Under President Biden ?
It is of course a bit early to predict the course of action the new U.S.…
Read More »The Global Strategic Shift: 2017-2021
If you live inside the Beltway, the title of this piece can be answered simply: Donald…
Read More »Japanese-UK Cooperation: Shaping New Combat Air Systems?
A surprising defence-technology partnership is emerging between Japan and the UK. The cooperation is mostly preliminary…
Read More »The U.S. Navy Prepares the Way for Unmanned Surface Vessels
One of the most rapidly growing areas of innovative technology adoption involves unmanned systems. The U.S.…
Read More »Time to Reinforce Direct Defense in Europe
The question of the direct defense in Europe today is broader than that of the Russian challenge…
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