Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Last week, a B-2 Spirit bomber flew thousands of miles from Missouri to Australia, showcasing the flexibility and capability of the U.S.’ strategic nuclear...
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Last week, a B-2 Spirit bomber flew thousands of miles from Missouri to Australia, showcasing the flexibility and capability of the U.S.’ strategic nuclear...
Why is China Firing Lasers at airplanes? The Australian Defense Department said that a Chinese navy ship directed a laser at one of its...
What Nuclear Submarine Should Australia Choose? The political and strategic ramifications of the AUKUS pact involving the US, UK and Australia continue to reverberate, but...
B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers for Australia? As Australia‘s Defence Department’s deputy secretary for strategy between 2009 and 2012, I asked US counterparts on three occasions...
Australia’s New Nuclear Submarines: Does That Mean an Arms Race Is Coming? Regional states have much to say about the potential risks of AUKUS and...
Australia’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and drones are likely to get a powerful punch: U.S.-made Hellfire anti-tank missiles. The U.S. State Department’s Defense Security...
Australia may have a way of very cheaply and quickly expanding its submarine force, improving its defenses this decade, and preparing for its planned...
First, ditch the notion of building in Adelaide. Construction in Australia is the single factor that cripples Australia’s plan to acquire at least eight...
Picking the right design for the Royal Australian Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines is extraordinarily complex and difficult choices will need to be made. There are...
In my previous post, I looked at some of the issues involved in the Royal Australian Navy acquiring or leasing older nuclear-powered attack submarines from...