- Despite large cuts in defence spending following the global financial crisis, Italy is looking to spend up big on modernising its navy.
- Malcolm Davies argues that the shifting regional geostrategic environment requires some tough new thinking on the Australian Defence Force's air defence requirements.
- Meanwhile, a hypersonic arms race is brewing as the US cautiously observes China's first test of the WU-14 missile vehicle.
- Amidst the resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq's Anbar province, Bruce Reidal explores the continued evolution of al Qaeda, its affiliates and its imitators.
- Celestial navigation allowed Magellan to circumnavigate the Earth. Could it now enhance precision-guidance when GPS fails?
- The Royal Air Force is introducing 3D printing to cut costs and increase the availability of spare parts for its Tornado fleet.
- What's in store for the US Navy in 2014? Sydney Freedburg provides an overview.
- Ballistic targeting computers are making their way from the main battle tank to the rifleman's sights: the precision revolution is about to get more personal.
Military & strategy links: 3D printing, al Qaeda, hypersonics, celestial navigation and more
Published 14 Jan 2014
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