Sea State The US Navy’s John C. Stennis Strike Group has been dispatched to the South China Sea this week. According to the Navy’s 7th Fleet, the group transited the Luzon Strait on 1 March …
The Beat How criminals use and counter technology Technology has transformed every aspect of modern life, including how organised crime groups operate. A new article from The Remote Control Project takes a look at the …
Sea State China and Cambodia held their first joint naval training exercise last week, with three Chinese warships docking in Sihanoukville port on 22 February for a five day visit. 70 Cambodian sailors and 737 …
The 2016 Defence White Paper emphasises the importance of a potent strike and air combat capability for the defence of Australia and its national interests. Over the next decade, Defence has committed to invest between $44.2 …
The Beat Spending big: high denomination notes and financial crime A recent report by Peter Sands from Harvard’s Kennedy School examines the link between high denomination notes and financial crime. In the paper, ‘Making it …
Sea State The second meeting of the India–US Joint Working Group of Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation concluded in New Delhi on 18 February, after three days of talks. The meeting is the second of three …
The Beat HSBC sued for money-laundering British banking giant HSBC is being sued by the families of four Americans killed by Mexican drug cartels for allowing the gangs to launder billions of dollars which allegedly …
Sea State Boeing has told Reuters on February 12 that the company has implemented a number of new measures aimed at combating a rise in health issues reported by F/A-18 and EA-18G fighter jet pilots. …
The Beat Poland amends surveillance legislation Polish president Andrzej Duda has approved new legislation to increase the government’s surveillance powers which will loosen the legal framework on surveillance by law enforcement and expand access to …
Sea State The US Navy’s fleet of Aegis cruisers and destroyers are set to gain new ship-killing missiles, with US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announcing modifications to the Raytheon Stand SM-6 during an address …