Michael Shoebridge
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Cyber Warfare
Is REDSPICE now Oldspice?
Australia’s cyber plans have been mugged by AI REDSPICE, the Australian Government’s $10 billion cyber plan for the secretive Australian Signals...

Military Strategy
A Welcome Wildcat? Austal, AUKUS and an Ownership Mud Wrestle
Who owns and controls Western Australian shipbuilder Austal matters to Australian, American, Japanese and South Korean national security. And there’s...

Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)
Alarm Bells for AUKUS
A decade of Collins subs mismanagement results in promotions all round, but alarm bells for AUKUS Speaking last week, Defence Minister Richard Marles...

Military Strategy
Australia's 2026 National Defense Strategy – What Has Changed?
Having read the 215 pages of the Australian Government’s revised strategy and investment plan , two things stand out as particularly important. The...

Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)
AUKUS Submarines: U.S. and U.K. Partners Show the Realities Facing Australia's Small Fleet
In 2056, 30 years from now, when Australia has eight nuclear powered submarines (SSNs), we will have two deployable submarines consistently available....

Maritime Strategy
A Lonely America Experiences Its Unipolar Moment
Donald Trump’s greatest legacy is not going to be some kind of American economic renewal. It will be an America that is alone.

Defense Budget
Albanese's Narrow Path to Keeping Trump Happy on AUKUS
Flashy weapons deals could distract from awkward questions about Australia’s overall military spending. As Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...

Indo-Pacific/Asia
Australian Crewing on U.S. Navy's Own Subs: Canberra's AUKUS Lever
There’s been plenty of criticism and consternation about reports Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon official running the Trump Administration’s AUKUS...

China
Needy, Dismissive and Critical: Australia & the U.S. Allliance
The Albanese government’s relationship with the U. S.

U.S. Intelligence Community
Albanese, Trump and Defence
Albanese, Trump and defence: if self-interest isn’t enough, get ready for unthinkables As Anthony Albanese’s election euphoria fades, the hard work of...

The Unfinished Reform
By Mark W. Castillon • RealClearDefense
Winning the Data Advantage
By Turin Pollard • RealClearDefense
The Pentagon’s Quantum Race Needs a Warfighter’s Scorecard
By Burak Oktenli • RealClearDefense
The F/A-XX and the AIM-260 Reclaim the Perimeter
By Bruce Allen Lubbering • RealClearDefense
Iranian Cyber Operations
By Michael Groen • RealClearDefense

Winning the Data Advantage
By Turin Pollard • RealClearDefense
The F/A-XX and the AIM-260 Reclaim the Perimeter
By Bruce Allen Lubbering • RealClearDefense
Winning the Data Advantage
By Turin Pollard, RealClearDefense
The F/A-XX and the AIM-260 Reclaim the Perimeter
By Bruce Allen Lubbering, RCD
F-22 Pilot Directs CCA in Flight as ‘Airborne QB’
By Stephen Losey, Air & Space Forces
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