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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...
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‘The country is so timid’: Former PM urges country to step up to the plate
No, hell hasn’t frozen over, nor have I bumped my head recently (at least not that I can remember), but I agree with former prime minister Paul...
February 22 2024
Picking up the mantle: Molan Jr challenges government with calls for national security strategy
Erin Molan, veteran journalist and daughter of the late major general and senator for NSW, Jim Molan, has issued a challenge to both sides of Australian politics to take our...
February 21 2024
Surface fleet review: Urgency, distributed firepower and numbers key to delivering Aussie naval power
Naval power is now front and centre for the Albanese government, with an emphasis on urgency, distributed firepower, and numbers set to transform the Royal Australian Navy....
February 20 2024
Even America can’t have its cake and eat it
Since the end of the Cold War, the US has stood unopposed at the pinnacle of global power; however, as history has shown time and again, the sun must set on all...
February 19 2024
All signs point to conflict: Chinese risk factors reveal a bumpy future
While 2024 started with a bang (no pun intended), what can only be described as a year of global transition is well and truly upon us, with all signs pointing to further...
February 16 2024
What is in a name? Tier 2 surface combatants and the future of the RAN
Conjecture aside, there is an increasing expectation that the upcoming surface fleet review will formalise the need for a fleet of “smaller, more numerous” Tier 2...
February 15 2024
If we’re going to have an honest conversation with the Australian people, we can’t avoid the ‘C-word’
With much of the Australian public still far removed from the realities now facing the nation, any honest conversation with the people is going to require honesty and...
February 14 2024
Red alert! ADF unable to cope with increasingly likely conflict
Perhaps in unsurprising news, there is growing recognition that the nation and the Australian Defence Force are unprepared to face an increasingly likely conflict, in spite...
February 13 2024
Transition to nuclear-powered submarines will be safe and efficient, experts say
Experts from global shipbuilder and sustainment provider Babcock have told reporters that the development of a domestic nuclear-powered submarine industry can be achieved...
February 12 2024
Risk/Reward: Congressional Research Service report outlines opportunities of Aussie Virginia Class acquisition
A new report from the US Congressional Research Service has detailed the risk and reward opportunities associated with the Australian acquisition of Virginia Class submarines...
February 09 2024
Facing the perfect storm of a ‘new’ Axis and declining US
It is no secret that the world is changing and many would argue – not for the better. But increasingly, it is becoming apparent that it is now fast becoming the perfect...
February 08 2024
Capacity for escalation, proportionality critical to delivering credible deterrence, especially for Australia
Deterrence has been clearly identified as the central objective of the government’s Defence Strategic Review, with Australia’s future fleet of nuclear submarines...
February 07 2024
The West has met its objectives in Ukraine – despite what the naysayers think
Regardless of the nitpicking from Russian apologists, no, Ukraine’s stalled advance doesn’t indicate a Russian victory. With the world’s “second...
February 06 2024
Israel’s invasion of Gaza evidence that qualitative overmatch simply isn’t enough
The abundance of cheap, yet sophisticated weaponry on the modern battlefield has eroded the ability for nations to win wars on qualitative overmatch alone. As amply evidenced...
February 05 2024
Recession or depression? Australia’s economic insecurity precedes national security
Many have long believed that Australia’s economy is unassailable – our three decades of unstopped economic growth to continue forever – now, however, the...
February 02 2024
Space race 2.0: New normal of subterfuge and satellite warfare in orbit
A silent military contest is unfolding in orbit above planet Earth as international powerhouses fight to develop and protect their own vital satellites.
February 01 2024
Calls for return of conscription raise question about what’s in it for younger Aussies
A cat has been set among the pigeons, with Curtin University academic Dr Alexey Muraviev calling for Australian policymakers to consider reinitiating conscription to defend...
January 31 2024
Will we recognise the world in 2025?
With half of the world’s population heading to the ballot box, geopolitical instability joins death and taxes as the only inevitabilities for 2024. In this changing...
January 30 2024
US DOD highlights acute submarine labour shortages
The United States’ Department of Defense has raised the alarm on how acute workforce shortages will impact the nation’s shipbuilding base and ability to project...
January 29 2024
Australia needs higher aspirations in order to unite, survive and thrive
Australians have never been more disconnected from the future direction of the nation across every metric, whether it is cost of living, educational outcomes, job...
January 25 2024
