Submarine Close Encounters
Tim Fish - The population growth of submarines in Asian-Pacific waters is outstripping the region’s capacity to produce them.
The trend towards the acquisition of...
Myanmar’s Army – A law unto itself
Anthony Davis - Since the explosion of the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State in August last year, the Myanmar Army has become an international...
Australia Recapitalises Defence Force
Andrew Drwiega - Australia’s defensive posture for the next 20 years is being guided by the perceptions of its 2016 White Paper.
Australia’s rich mineral deposits...
Taiwan’s Cruise Missile Deterrent Strategy
Sino-Taiwanese relations have been chilly ever since Tsai Ing-wen became president of the Republic of China (RoC) in May 2016, which resurfaced the million-dollar...
Modernising The Philippines Armed Forces
Andrew Drwiega - The second five year plan in the ambitious 15 year Philippine armed forces modernisation strategy is moving beyond counter-insurgency and onto ‘big-ticket’...
Philippines Insurgency concerning but controllable
Amplified by a suicide bombing and ongoing military clashes, alarm bells are ringing loudly across Southeast Asia: Mindanao, it seems in some quarters, is...
The MRAP Story: Learning from History
The sudden and widespread use by insurgents of IEDs in Iraq caught regular forces off-guard, and triggered the urgent need to look back at...
Greater Potential Pending
The Malaysian Government continues to have ambitious plans for all branches of its armed forces, but more focus needs to be applied to budgetary...
Combat Vehicle Modernisation
The desire to retain and operate a selection of armoured combat vehicles in Asia Pacific is encouraging local industry to get ‘in on the...
China flexes Maritime Muscle to warn Taiwan and Regional Rivals
The South China Sea has witnessed growing Chinese naval presence, but the People’s Liberal Army Navy (PLA-N) parade on 12 April was of another...
