Marcus Hellyer

Since my planned birdwatching trip to western New South Wales was cancelled due the current fuel crisis temporary supply uncertainties caused by...

In 2056, 30 years from now, when Australia has eight nuclear powered submarines (SSNs), we will have two deployable submarines consistently available....

The government’s 2020 defence strategic update provided refreshing clarity about Australia’s deteriorating strategic environment and the need for new...

With the ongoing gloom hanging around Australia’s future submarine program and signs that the future frigate is facing some big problems, it’s great...

The most often quoted line of the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu is that ‘supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without...

The title of the latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs asks, ‘Can we trust America? ’ The case of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system would...

Australia needs to consider its options for projecting greater military power in an age where we can’t assume that we’ll get assistance from the US...

In previous pieces in this series I discussed the range limitations that are inherent in the design of tactical fighter aircraft. This includes the...

Moving from the Collins-class submarines to the Attack class is not the only long and complex capability transition that the Royal Australian Navy is...

The Australian Defence Force’s equipment is good and getting better. But the ADF’s current and planned force structures have some significant...