Kongsberg has shown that its Naval Strike Missile (NSM) can be fired from a standard 20-foot shipping container. According to Infodefensa, which reported the test on October 17, 2026, the Norwegian ...

The most useful argument at the Sir Richard Williams Foundation’s seminar on air combat mass and depth in Canberra on 1 ...

Countless books about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor show that hard intelligence was there in bits and pieces but was ...

Aviation history is at a crossroads. Today, as military aviation transitions from platform-centric warfare to the dynamic, high-stakes battlespace of the 21st century, modern combat pilots face ...

In 2017, I sat down with then Chief of the Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, at a moment when the Royal Australian Navy was entering the largest recapitalization of its fleet since the Second ...

In November of 1943, the Liberty Ship SS John P. Gaines broke in two and sank, resulting in the loss of 10 of her crew. The board of investigation found that the grade of steel used in welded ...

This book explores the emergence of maritime autonomous systems (MAS) within the context of a broader shift in military strategy and technological development. It argues that MAS are not merely ...

Dateline, Canberra, Austrlia I have just arrived in Canberra for the October 1 seminar hosted by the Sir Richard Williams ...

For the past several years, Western policymakers have comforted themselves with a story: that economic interdependence with China would eventually civilize the relationship, that trade would do the ...

In my recent discussion with the CASG team in the Department of Defence managing the build of Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel. a key point was that the new build ship was being designed to enable ...

The United States Air Force is facing an unprecedented readiness crisis with its F-35A Lightning II fleet, achieving mission capable rates of just over 50% while its closest Middle Eastern ally ...

The Pentagon had a very merry Christmas but all the American taxpayers got was a lump of coal. And don’t forget the interest on the money the U.S. borrows, much of it from foreigners, to pay for ...