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L3Harris demonstrates integrated networking for next-gen US Army operations
L3Harris has demonstrated an integrated mission networking capability during US Army Lightning Surge exercises, showcasing how res...
Government unveils US$3bn facility to supercharge Australian defence industry
The Albanese government has unveiled the US$3 billion (4.2 billion) Defence Industry Growth Facility to provide loans, guarantees,...
Lockheed Martin unveils AI-powered battle manager for Guam missile defence
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated an AI-enabled battle management prototype designed to integrate Guam’s growing integrated air a...
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 wi...
HMAS Stuart deploys as Australia expands its Indo-Pacific maritime presence
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Stuart has departed Western Australia for a new regional presence deployment, joining a growing...
Feature Insights
What I saw in Kyiv should change how every Western nation thinks about defence innovation
Opinion: Ukraine has demonstrated that speed, adaptation and industrial agility are now decisive military advantages. Australia must transform how it...
August 05 2026
Australia has a strategy of denial: Now it needs a strategy of design
Opinion: Australia has invested heavily in a strategy of denial to deter conflict and resist coercion. But if Canberra is serious about shaping the Indo-Pacific, it must move...
August 04 2026
The end of an era v the age of empires: Is our ‘stewardship’ of the rules-based order a fool’s errand?
Australia and like-minded middle powers have long celebrated and communicated their investment in and commitment to maintaining the post-Second World War “rules-based...
August 03 2026
Fresh engagement with Singapore and Japan signals ongoing effort to achieve regional stability
Australia’s defensive relationship with allies in Asia has fostered a supportive and collaborative environment, recently reaffirmed through engagements with Japan and...
August 01 2026
Ukraine keeps captured North Korean soldiers in custody as questions remain over their future
Opinion: Ukraine is holding captured North Korean soldiers despite South Korea’s offer to accept them, creating a diplomatic and legal dilemma that highlights Pyongyang’s...
July 30 2026
Another one bites the dust: Navy’s LOSVs go the way of the dodo, raising questions about up-gunning Hunter fleet
From the get-go, the ambitious plans for the Royal Australian Navy to acquire a fleet of “large optionally crewed surface vessels” (LOSVs) to boost the fleet’s...
July 30 2026
AUKUS: The strategy for a bygone era
Opinion: Former Australian diplomat Russell Rollason AM, in responding to Assistant Minister for Defence Peter Khalil MP, argues that the government has yet to make a...
July 29 2026
Tech talk: Luckey discusses Ghost Shark, artificial intelligence and facial recognition in defence
American entrepreneur Palmer Luckey has put forward his thoughts on the development of Australia’s Ghost Shark, the global leadership of artificial intelligence, creation...
July 28 2026
Government commits $4.6bn more to Osborne submarine yard
The Albanese government has committed an additional $4.6 billion to the construction of Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine yard at Osborne, taking total Commonwealth...
July 24 2026
A new era of Defence may be on the horizon for Australian women
Right now, women in defence are under-represented, but new leadership changes might inspire the next generation of Australian women to protect our nation as warfighters,...
July 23 2026
Colby slap down strengthens case for ‘middle power strategy’, but it will only be as strong as the sum of its parts
When Pentagon policy lead Elbridge Colby recently gave the idea of a cohesive “middle power strategy” the slap down, many thought it would effectively end all debate...
July 23 2026
Uncrewed underwater vehicles set to challenge ‘status quo’ of naval warfare
Opinion: I was giving a classified brief to a senior UK officer two weeks ago on what our Speartooth large uncrewed undersea vehicle (LUUV) will be capable of in the next six...
July 23 2026
Apathy at our own peril: Polling reveals growing segment of Australian society unfazed by Beijing's provocations, threat
Just weeks following the successful test launch of nuclear-capable ballistic missile in our region, new polling has revealed a growing number of Australians are unfazed by...
July 22 2026
Get used to it: Former ambassador warns Australia to expect more Chinese power projection close to home
With China seeming to have “locked down” hegemony in Eurasia, its focus will inevitably turn to the wider Indo-Pacific. For Australia’s former ambassador to Beijing,...
July 21 2026
Beyond Defence: Lessons in innovation from across industry
Opinion: Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro AC, has challenged industry to build the resilience, adaptability and partnerships needed to strengthen...
July 20 2026
ADIA 2026 Academic of the Year: Creating excellence in defence industry
You don’t have to be excellent to start, but you have to start to become excellent.
July 17 2026
Slow learners: Doubling down and rolling out the red carpet for another potential adversary
Melbourne cheered a foreign political rally and called it diplomacy. If Beijing or even Washington had run the same playbook, we’d have called it foreign interference, so...
July 15 2026
Pax Australis: Towards an Australian hemisphere?
As great power competition returns, Australia faces a defining choice: remain a declining, middling middle power or embrace its potential as the strategic, political and...
July 14 2026
SDIP26 – mind the gaps: How to close them and not paper over them
Opinion: The 2026 Defence Industry Development Strategy improves the transparency of Australia’s Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities but not the underlying framework...
July 13 2026
Don’t build your defence start-up in Queensland
Opinion: A year ago (June 2025), I wrote an article, Navigating the challenges of building a defence company in Queensland. Given some recent decisions by the Queensland...
July 10 2026