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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...
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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...
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 the...
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
Top 5 for 2024: Defence Connect’s best insight 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 insight stories of the...
December 23 2024
Trump’s views on cryptocurrency may have unintended consequences for Putin’s Russia
A Trump White House looks set to massively deregulate cryptocurrency and make cryptocurrency mining great again as Russia looks to its own cryptocurrency ambitions.
December 20 2024
Enemy of my friend: Australia wedged between USA, China and a hard place
It’s no secret that Australia is facing an existential conundrum when it comes to its traditional alliance with the United States of America and its ongoing trade...
December 19 2024
Crystal ball gazing: Looking ahead to 2025 and beyond
As we close in on a new year, we also mark the midway point of the 2020s with a region and a world characterised by growing instability, multipolarity and great power...
December 18 2024
It won’t come cheap: What is the true cost of defending Australia?
Nobody has ever said that defending Australia will come cheap. Following a big year for defence budgeting and the national accounts in particular, this has come to the fore,...
December 17 2024
Service guarantees? National security expert calls for reimagined national service concept
It is one of the most contentious areas of contemporary public policy – national service. But now, as our region becomes more unstable, unpredictable and volatile with...
December 16 2024