The strategic contest between China and the United States has taken an interesting turn. Last week the Pentagon confirmed that three American B-2 Spirit stealth bombers had deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri …
Sea state South Korea has revealed plans for an aircraft carrier capable of carrying F-35B fighter jets. While much smaller than a typical US aircraft carrier, the ship will be large enough for the short …
Today, on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, questions remain about what stopped the Japanese from invading Australia, and how it was that many of our personnel came home alive and …
Sea state On 28 July, Iran tested missiles on an American aircraft carrier replica in the Strait of Hormuz, putting US troops based in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on high alert. Iranian state …
China appears to be accelerating its campaign to control the South China Sea and the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Beijing does itself no favours with the highly ambiguous nature of its claims …
Sea state The UK plans to send HMS Queen Elizabeth, one of its two new aircraft carriers, to East Asia next year. The ship could even be permanently based in the Pacific, though it’s not …
The confluence of forces built around shared unease and growing anxiety over the implications of China’s rapid military expansion, salami-slicing territorial creep and ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy is fertile ground for the revival of the quadrilateral …
Politicians who don’t know what to do when confronted with new or difficult circumstances often resort to empty phrases. This certainly appears to be the case for Europe and its changing relations with the United …
When discussing their nation’s defence relationship with France, many Australians express perplexed curiosity. The prevailing view appears to focus on points of difference rather than confluence. In reality, the Australia–France defence partnership has been growing …
Sea state An explosion and fire on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard occurred during routine maintenance at the ship’s home port of San Diego. The fire reportedly injured 17 sailors and four civilians. …
Sea state Australia’s defence strategic update and new force structure plan include funding for advanced sea mines, patrol vessels, an undersea surveillance system, and research on uncrewed vessels. Those capabilities will complement the warships already …
Regional flashpoints are heating up, as we’ve seen with the fatal clash in Ladakh on the India–China border, the protests in Hong Kong and provocative sorties in the airspace over Taiwan and Japan. But the …