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Nova Systems marks a decade of support to the ADF Pilot Training System
Nova Systems has marked ten years of continuous support to Lockheed Martin Australia’s Pilot Training Systems for the Australian...
Lockheed Martin signs with US government to expand PAC-3 capabilities
Lockheed Martin has secured a landmark contract to integrate its PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor into the Aegis Comb...
Australian Army research paper advocates for Australian national cyber reserve force, volunteer cyber organisations
A newly published Australian Army Research Centre paper has highlighted the need for Australia to establish an Australian national...
Winners revealed in Defence & National Security Workforce Awards 2026
A total of 17 winners have been selected from more than 90 finalists for the third annual Defence & National Security Workforc...
PODCAST: Anzac Day reflections, veteran support reform and ADF workforce trends, with Minister Matt Keogh
How can Australia improve veteran support while strengthening recruitment, retention and workforce pathways in the Australian Defe...
Feature Insights
Swift death of ‘political sensibility policy’ during Trump’s golden age of America
It is now obvious that the world can expect to move towards a “winner-takes-all” approach following the recent inauguration of the newly...
January 23 2025
Same dog, same fleas: Resource price outlook once again reveals how fragile Aussie economy is
With global economic headwinds expected to hit Australia’s primary resource exports, the vitality, resilience and long-term prosperity of the Australian economy is once...
January 22 2025
US Air Force chief warns it is time to rapidly rebuild force to confront great power competition
US Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin has issued a challenge for the incoming Trump administration to rebuild the US Air Force as the world’s premier air...
January 21 2025
Which way? Trump 2.0 presents opportunities if we’re brave enough to grab them
As a second Trump administration looms, commentary is rife with alarm over his “disruptive” and “destructive” impact on the global order and...
January 20 2025
Sweden’s ex-prime minister warns Trump over Greenland adventurism
Carl Bildt may see President-elect Trump’s Greenland greed as “flabbergasting”, but he still takes it seriously.
January 17 2025
‘Money talks, bullshit walks’ assessment is correct, but let’s avoid arbitrary GDP figures
The latest joint Institute of Public Affairs and Strategic Analysis Australia report, so eloquently summarised as “Money talks, bullshit walks”, backed by calls...
January 16 2025
Growing consensus that Australia needs to become more comfortable in confronting our disruptive ‘new normal’
It is no secret that the world is undergoing the mid-stages of labour – the contractions have well and truly kicked in and birth is near – bringing with it an...
January 15 2025
Falling well short: FOI documents reveal shocking state of nation’s fuel security preparedness
Fuel and energy security has rapidly emerged in the public consciousness as one of the most critical and indeed pressing vulnerabilities of Australia. Now, recently released...
January 14 2025
Ukraine must defeat Russia – any other outcome would be a failure for the West
Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to hold on to even one foot of Ukraine’s sovereign territory, otherwise, he will absolutely pursue another military adventure within...
January 13 2025
The return of the ‘God of War’ – the Army Reserve needs to be re-equipped with 105mm artillery
Opinion: It is widely accepted that in both world wars, majority of combat casualties were caused by artillery. Late in World War II, artillery was so decisive on the Eastern...
January 10 2025
‘Be bold’: Expert calls on next Australian government to address naval capability shortfalls
As the maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific gets ever more contested and competitive, Australia’s status quo approach to defence planning and naval planning, in...
January 09 2025
Big, fast, range and teeth: Beijing’s secretive new fighter reveals to upend global and regional aerial balance of power
While many across the world were nursing post-Christmas food comas, Beijing surprised many with the public unveiling of a number of new combat aircraft, with apparent...
January 08 2025
Art of the deal: Trump’s call for 5% NATO defence spending raises questions about Australia’s own spending targets
US President-elect Donald Trump has hinted that he expects NATO member states to boost defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP in exchange for continuing to support Ukraine...
January 07 2025
What’s in a name? Regional and global tier one and two combatants raise questions
As we officially mark the halfway point of the 2020s, it is becoming clear that Australia’s Navy is in an ever more precarious position despite the findings of the...
January 06 2025
Renewed call for Australia to accelerate efforts to reindustrialise
Reindustrialisation is fast becoming a focal point for nations and governments across the Western world with Australia slowly but surely jumping on the bandwagon. With the...
January 03 2025
After 60 years, are we finally grasping the implications of the ‘Lucky Country’ malaise?
Six decades after Donald Horne released his reflective tome, The Lucky Country, a growing number of people are beginning to recognise that our nation’s luck is running...
January 02 2025
Top 5 for 2024: Defence Connect’s best geopolitics and policy stories
The year 2024 was big for Australia’s Defence and national security debate and defence industry. In this top five, we will cover the most popular geopolitics and policy...
December 31 2024
Top 5 for 2024: Defence Connect’s best air stories
The year 2024 was big for Australia’s Defence and national security debate and defence industry. In this top five, we will cover the most popular air domain stories of...
December 30 2024
Top 5 for 2024: Defence Connect’s best land stories
The year 2024 was big for Australia’s Defence and national security debate and defence industry. In this top five, we will cover the most popular land domain stories of...
December 27 2024
Top 5 for 2024: Defence Connect’s best naval stories
The year 2024 was big for Australia’s Defence and national security debate and defence industry. In this top five, we will cover the most popular naval stories of the...
December 24 2024
