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Autonomous Gauntlet gives glimpse into Australian Army robotics warfare
Members of the public have been given a brief glimpse into what modern robotics combat might look like under the newly published A...
Sky Defenders documentary explores modern air defence of NASAMS
Sky Defenders is a new documentary taking audiences inside the increasingly critical battle to protect the skies of Europe and Ukr...
Nuclear microreactors move towards operational capability for military deployment
Advanced nuclear microreactors are moving towards operational capability as military and space energy solutions, according to rece...
South Korean, Australian business leaders expand co-operation on defence, space, artificial intelligence
South Korean and Australian business leaders have pledged to expand their co-operation into advanced industries such as space, art...
Qld announces $3m for Aviation Australia to boost defence aviation maintenance skills
The Queensland government has announced $3 million in funding awarded to Aviation Australia to boost defence aviation maintenance ...
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Autonomous Gauntlet gives glimpse into Australian Army robotics warfare
Members of the public have been given a brief glimpse into what modern robotics combat might look like under the newly published Autonomous Gauntlet...
September 07 2026
Defence Connect is giving a greater voice to industry, and we want YOU to be part of it
Defence Connect is returning to its roots as a direct voice for industry editorial coverage while continuing to maintain the podcasts, insights and breaking news content that...
September 01 2026
Rethinking Australia’s alliance debate: Disengagement is not a strategy
Opinion: There is a fashionable argument circulating in Canberra’s strategic policy circles that goes roughly like this: the United States, under its current...
August 31 2026
Australia’s total mobilisation in a Taiwan contingency: The 2028 reality check
If China moves against Taiwan by 2028, Australia could face a wartime transformation spanning defence, industry, supply chains and civil society, exposing the urgent need to...
August 29 2026
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye: My 5 favourite analysis pieces of the last few years
The time has come for me to call time. After nearly four years with Defence Connect (this time) and nearly a decade in total, I will be leaving the team, so I figured it was...
August 28 2026
What are our options? Any conversation about the Hunter’s future must focus on cost, capability and schedule
While many are still patting themselves on the back following the recent keel laying of NUSHIP Hunter, questions still remain about what is proving to be one of Australia’s...
August 27 2026
Plan for the worst, hope for the best: Strategist reissues warning to Australian leaders over ‘end’ of US dominance
Celebrated Australian strategist Hugh White has once again issued a call for the nation’s leaders and policymakers to prepare for a world following the end of American...
August 26 2026
Reimagined deputy? Australia has a unique role to play in the multipolar, ‘middle power strategy’ world
Australia has long prided itself on being an invaluable and irreplaceable “deputy sheriff” to the United States. Now as other middle powers begin to question their role...
August 25 2026
A grand vision or a mislaid foundation? Inside Keating’s ‘Grand Ambition’ for Australia’s foreign policy
Middle powers like Australia were told they did not need a grand strategy. For Paul Keating, however, the end of the Cold War was a chance to chart an independent course. But...
August 24 2026
Don’t mention the ‘M’ word: Australia fiddles while enemies mobilise, warns retired major general
Like all liberal democracies, Australia and Australians have a tough time understanding, let alone accepting the concept of mobilisation. Yet while successive Australian...
August 22 2026
New US tariffs on drones, components raise defence industry hackles in Australia
New tariffs announced by the US government on drone systems and their components have raised concerns about how Australian defence industry will be affected.
August 21 2026
Hitting the gym: Australia’s path to middle power relevance in the 2030s
It is becoming clearer by the day that Australia’s default strategy of great power hedging is exhausted. The nation must build genuine strategic autonomy by 2030 or face...
August 20 2026
Distance provides no protection for Australia against transnational cocaine campaign
Opinion: Colombia’s new president has vowed to reverse a coca boom four years in the making – Canberra has a stake in whether he can.
August 19 2026
Failing to plan or planning to fail? Australia remains hopelessly ill-equipped to handle fallout of Taiwan crisis
Over the past six years, Australia has already had two “once-in-a generation” wake-up calls, with both the COVID-19 pandemic and now conflict in Europe and the Middle...
August 18 2026
New questions surround South Korean activists investigated after Ukraine POW mission
Opinion: A South Korean investigation into six activists who travelled to Ukraine has raised fresh questions over North Korean POW treatment, unpublished allegations and the...
August 17 2026
Partners, not protectorates: US under secretary of war issues challenge for Indo-Pacific nations
US Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby has once again pushed back against criticism of his critiques of “middle power strategy” championed by Canadian Prime Minister...
August 14 2026
South Korea investigates activists who travelled to Ukraine over North Korean POW case
Opinion: South Korean police are investigating six activists who travelled to Ukraine without government approval to advocate for two North Korean soldiers captured fighting...
August 13 2026
New AS9 Huntsman artillery capability crucial for war preparations, says Major General Collingburn
Australian Army AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzers and the AS10 armoured ammunition resupply vehicles are a crucial new capability for Australia’s war preparations,...
August 12 2026
A vanity project or a sign of a broader shift? Battleships, cruisers and other large surface combatants
In a shock to many, naval powers are increasingly betting on bigger, more heavily armed surface combatants, from the proposed Trump Class battleships to China’s Type 055...
August 11 2026
The Pacific does not need another alignment test, it needs a veto map
Opinion: The Pacific does not need another test of strategic alignment. It needs the resilience and sovereign capability to say no without losing access to the essential...
August 10 2026