AUKUS own goals - Australia's new draft export controls | RSS.com "It looks like Australia just...
The Travel and Accountability edition: Tuvalu, leadership failure and the Hunter frigates – and the B-21
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The Travel and Accountability Edition: Tuvalu, leadership failure & the Hunter frigates, and the...
Despite AUKUS, the Navy’s strategic risk is growing
Eighteen months ago, I wrote in The Australian that “there are very dark clouds on the capability...
Grumpy Strategists: The Estimates Edition
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The Estimates Edition: a recruitment crisis, fragile fleets & lessons from America | RSS.com In...
Defence budget gloom sinks in
“Gentlemen, we have run out of money, now we have to think”, is a quote attributed both to the...
Battlefield helicopters: the ghost of failed capability transitions yet to come?
The ghost of Christmas yet to come scared the bejesus out of old Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles...
The Israel-Hamas war, deterrence failures & hostage diplomacy Beijing style
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The Israel-Hamas war, deterrence failures & hostage diplomacy Beijing style | RSS.com In this...
Podcast: Army shape shifting, helicopter troubles & Mr Albanese goes to Washington & Beijing
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Army shape shifting, helicopter troubles & Mr Albanese goes to Washington & Beijing | RSS.com In...
Sevastopol, $200 million Triton drones and Australian industry
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Sevastopol, $200 million Triton drones and Australian industry | RSS.com Marcus Hellyer and...
How to stop underestimating Australian industry’s capacity for our defence
Australian defence exports have been in the news, with reports that Australian equipment is having...
Australia & Triton: a user’s guide for what not to do with UAVs
One element of President Biden’s FY2024 defense budget that has not attracted much attention here...
Podcast: the Defence Strategic Review health check
by Michael Shoebridge and Marcus Hellyer
Health check on Australia's Defence Strategic Review | RSS.com In this first Grumpy Strategist...
Do we have a viable military strategy?
With the Albanese government’s adoption of the Defence Strategic Review, Australia’s defence...
12 questions on the 2023-24 Defence budget
Australia needs to mobilise in order to address the strategic challenges it is facing. The Defence...
Defence Budget 2023-24: Living in the past
The bottom line up front: The Albanese government’s May Defence budget is disconnected from its...










