China heads into stormy waters
The global political landscape is changing faster than I can recall over the last 50 years. The inward looking “America first” attitude promoted by...
COVID adds to Malaysian Defence Funding Problems
Published in the September/October 2020 issue - Malaysian defence acquisition, not rapid at the best of times, has been hit hard by frequent changes...
AI Cuts the Clutter
Artificial Intelligence is helping to assist the collection and analysis of SIGINT on and off the battlefield in an increasingly crowded electromagnetic spectrum.
The term...
5th Generation Fighters; Beyond Lockheed Martin
International competition is "hotting" up to design alternatives Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-22 and F-35 combat aircraft. And 6th Generation is just over the...
Fighting Back Against UAS
A widening range of methods are being fielded to take down UAS depending on their size.
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) offer new threats as well...
The Vulnerability of Air Bases
Published in the July/August 2020 Issue - In 1921, Italian Army General Giulio Douhet published Il Dominio Dell’Aria (or Command of the Air), a...
The Politics of Defence
Will the controversial new Defence Minister use his position to continue armed forces modernisation or further his own political ambitions?
The surprising appointment of Prabowo...
Underwater Force Multipliers
Published in the September/October 2020 Issue - Submarine-launched unmanned platforms are looking to covertly penetrate hostile A2/AD areas where their ‘mother ships’ fear to...
More Thoughts on Singapore’s F-35B
There have been more developments in Singapore’s F-35B Lightning II acquisition. Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen recently said that the city-state was in...
Making the Shell Fit the Job
Published in July/August 2020 Issue - Artillery ammunition developments are driven by greater flexibity of round, the need for more range and increased accuracy.
The...
