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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
Chasing dreams: Chinese troops vow to ‘sacrifice’ themselves to achieve Taiwan unification
The airing of an eight-episode documentary series in China, titled Chasing Dreams, has revealed the confronting lengths the men and women of the...
August 10 2023
Is it time for a ‘militarised’ Coast Guard to ease the burden on Navy?
With the growing debate about the future constitution of the Navy’s surface fleet and speculation about major modernisation programs like the Hunter Class frigates...
August 09 2023
Pot calling the kettle black? Chinese, Russian flotilla circles US territory
In a spectacular case of irony, the US has responded to a joint Russian-Chinese naval exercise in close proximity to the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska, drawing...
August 08 2023
If America’s national security has an ‘economic blindspot’, where does that leave us?
Once the world’s undisputed economic and industrial power, the United States is now facing the potential of multiple equally capable rivals, leaving a glaring...
August 07 2023
Business as usual no longer sufficient: Rebuilding US, allied military power to counter great power rivals
The era of undisputed US and Western military dominance is over as great power rivals increasingly field capabilities of similar quality and quantity, narrowing the edge and...
August 04 2023
Is our India focus a sign Australia is backing the wrong horse again?
Without a doubt, at first glance, Australia’s long-term focused trade relationship with China has largely been mutually beneficial; however, recent renewed antagonism...
August 03 2023
Has anything really changed since the DSR? The jury is still out
Despite the Defence Strategic Review being billed as the most consequential review into our national defence and national security capabilities since the Second World War,...
August 02 2023
Economic headwinds an opportunity, not a reason to shy away
With mixed global economic circumstances marked by stubborn inflation, faltering economic and industrial competitiveness, declining wages and per capita wealth across the...
August 01 2023
Japan has the guts to call a spade, a spade
Japan doesn’t mess around or mix words in their newest Defense of Japan 2023 white paper.
July 31 2023
Redback, industrial diversification, nation building and the opportunities
Much of the commentary surrounding the success of Hanwha’s Redback family of infantry fighting vehicles in the lucrative LAND 400 program has directly focused on the...
July 28 2023
UK Defence Command Paper heralds reorientation towards counter great power competition
Amid rising tensions in Europe and across the globe, the United Kingdom has officially launched their own white paper, titled, “Defence’s response to a more...
July 26 2023
Developing an Allied Nations Defense Industrial Base Accelerator
Opinion: Bringing together like-minded nations across the Indo-Pacific goes beyond the material advantages we expect, with the diversity of thought, innovation ecosystems and...
July 24 2023
Balancing? Hedging? How the Indo-Pacific has responded to China
In 2005, offensive realist John Mearsheimer wrote in The Australian that states in the Indo-Pacific would join a US-led alliance system out of concern for a growing and...
July 24 2023
What exactly do we mean by ‘unilaterally deter any state’?
With the long-awaited DSR breaking the mould and shaking up Australia’s strategic policy with the proclamation that we must “develop the capability to...
July 21 2023
IFV cooperation tapped as cornerstone for upgrading Australia-South Korea strategic alliance
South Korean and Australian government representatives and politicians spoke with one voice on 19 July in Seoul to further enhance economic and defence ties between the two...
July 20 2023
Analysis reveals urgent need for realistic view of munitions requirements
Ukraine’s rapid depletion of Western munitions stockpiles has revealed the lack of depth in our collective magazines, with questions lingering over just how many...
July 19 2023
Looking abroad for inspiration to shape Australia’s response to great power threats
Australia’s shift to a policy of “impactful projection” has been heralded as a major departure from the previous “continental” strategy for...
July 18 2023
Assessing the allied precision munitions stockpile and building much needed capacity
The war in Ukraine has revealed an uncomfortable truth about the Western world’s stockpiles of precision-guided munitions, a key force multiplier responsible for...
July 17 2023
What can we expect from the upcoming naval surface fleet review?
With the Australian Navy’s surface fleet review front and centre for many in the Defence policy community, what can we expect, and better yet, what should we expect...
July 14 2023
Beyond headlines, German Boxer deal is a model for future Australian reshoring
Amid the hype and rhetoric around the successful “in-principle” agreement for Australia to provide Germany with Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles built in...
July 12 2023
