Australia’s UN Ambition Meets the New Nuclear Reality

extended nuclear deterrence

Albanese wants Australia to amplify the voices of Pacific Island countries. But from Europe and the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific, the strategic environment is…

South China Sea Standoff: India Vietnam BrahMos Missile Deal Nears Reality

South China Sea Standoff

Maritime Deterrence · Indo-Pacific Statecraft The India Vietnam BrahMos missile deal has entered its final contractual phase, transforming years of bilateral diplomatic overtures into hard…

Project-77, AUKUS and the Quad: Complementary Pillars of Indo-Pacific Undersea Deterrence

Project-77 SSN concept representing Indo-Pacific undersea deterrence and Quad-AUKUS maritime strategy.

Balaji Chandramohan and Natalie Treloar The strategic balance of the Indo-Pacific is increasingly being shaped beneath its oceans. Submarines, autonomous underwater vehicles, seabed sensors and…

Waterline Lethality: The Strategic Logic Behind India’s NASM-SR Salvo Tests

India attack helicopter modernization is driving a shift toward integrated combat ecosystems. Learn how India’s new BDL-HAL contract enhances LAC survivability.

On April 29, 2026, the Indian Navy and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) executed the maiden “salvo launch” of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Short…