James Mugg

In March, President Trump claimed that Germany owed ‘ vast sums of money ’ to the US and NATO for failing to meet NATO’s aspirational (but not...

Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) is an arcane science (and perhaps its practitioners prefer it that way), but it’s an incredibly important part of naval...

As long-term readers will know, we keep a watching brief on American aircraft development and production programs that are relevant to Australia. The...

Most discussions of ‘near-peer’ conflicts in the modern context include some reference to both a ‘resurgent Russia’ and a ‘rising China’. We thought...

A debate over the future of US naval fighter jets has been on a slow burn for months, but it’s starting to heat up. There are reports that Boeing is...

In a recent Strategist post , we discussed the pros and cons of different sized unmanned maritime aerial systems. We came down on the side of larger...

ASPI The new US President has taken a very hands-on approach to defence procurement, particularly in the case of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. On...

In a recent article for The Strategist , I showed how Russia’s economic woes are negatively affecting plans to modernise the country’s military. In...

In 2014, the Russian economy faced two major setbacks: international economic sanctions following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and a collapse in...

The Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is holding an inquiry into the planned acquisition of the F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike...