3000 pagers exploded simultaneously across Lebanon, injuring hundreds of Hezbollah leaders and...
‘JAUKUS’ by frigate: an $11 billion accelerator
Australia’s impending $11 billion general purpose frigate decision is about more than which...
Episode 25 -the Army gets wet. An empty AUKUS sub plan damages trust
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Episode 25 -the Army gets wet, while an empty AUKU | RSS.com On the Grumpy Strategists' 1st...
What if the Melbourne protesters got what they want?
There’s a whole set of political and ethical issues wrapped up in whether protesters like the ones...
Makin’ missiles, a business insurgency & schedule as comedy – Episode 24
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Makin' missiles, a business insurgency & schedule | RSS.com Marcus and Michael catch up on news...
Disappearing tanks, $million missiles, SNAUKUS & the bear behind the US election – Episode 23
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Disappearing tanks, million dollar missiles, SNAUK | RSS.com SAA's Marcus Hellyer and Michael...
A US dose of reality shows Australia must meet more of our own needs
We’ve had recent announcements from AUSMIN and AUKUS, the two acronyms describing our peak...
Binskin report exposes more flaws at home than in Israel
by Anthony Bergin and Michael Shoebridge
Former Chief of the Australian Defence Force Mark Binskin’s report into the tragic killing in Gaza...
Kill the cult of integration to grow Australian military power and industry
$800 million developing ‘Ghost Bat’, which was meant to be ‘Australia’s first locally designed...
The Great Debate series: a (civil) nuclear debate?
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The Great Debates: a civil nuclear debate | RSS.com Episode 1 of the Great Debate series - on...
Post-shot US election update, Ukrainian & Ozzie drones, spies and public money
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Post-shot US election update, Ukrainian & Ozzie dr | RSS.com Marcus and Michael discuss the US...
Success with armed drones comes from numbers and domestic production, not small US contracts
Australia’s Department of Defence has found a way to buy a small number of small Switchblade armed...
A changed America and a less constrained President
The latest US Supreme Court decision granting US Presidents wide ranging immunities even when...
Consequences, consequences: budget settings starve the Air Force & a bureaucracy avoids scrutiny
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Structural troubles ahead: a starving Air Force & | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists outline the...
A rusted out hulk is where China’s brazen violence can fail – obviously and in plain sight.
As we watch the brazen violence of the Chinese coastguard around the Philippines' 2nd Thomas...











