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Dr Hillel Newman announced as new ambassador of Israel to Australia
Israeli diplomat and historian Dr Hillel Newman has been announced as the new ambassador of Israel to Australia.
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Australian Army and Navy celebrate 125 years of service
The Australian Army and Australian Navy have begun commemorations for 125 years of service.
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Really? We’re still afraid to have ‘hard conversations’ about our woeful defence capabilities?
The weekend’s renewed fighting in the Middle East reinforces the same lesson as the Russian invasion of Ukraine: the emergin...
Final Evolved Cape Class vessel delivered to Navy
Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Cape Hawke has been delivered to Defence in a ceremony at Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia....
ADF, PNGDF conduct joint training with new LandCruiser armoured vehicles
The Australian Defence Force has conducted a joint training exercise with Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel with newly acqu...
Feature Insights
‘Regional lift-off’ — Powering industry via the Hawk Lead-In Fighter project
Andrew Chapman from BAE Systems Australia explains how the Commonwealth government’s recent decision to extend the company’s Hawk Lead-In Fighter...
March 08 2022
Russia, Ukraine and the second cold war
Is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a symptom of an “unrecognised and unacknowledged” cold war?
March 03 2022
Russia-Ukraine clash poses quandary for Middle East, India
How will India, Iran, Israel, and Turkey manage their complicated relationship with Moscow in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
February 28 2022
A secure approach to information superiority
The world’s militaries are increasingly looking to Australia for an approach to information superiority that is executable within the constraints of their existing...
February 24 2022
Answering the Chinese challenge with boldness and transparency
Why Australia must capitalise on public support for a strong stance on China to advance its long-term national security interests.
February 22 2022
The Indo-Pacific consequences of Ukraine action
How will the United States’ response to tensions in Eastern Europe shape its strategy in the Indo-Pacific?
February 18 2022
A faster and fairer ADF through AI
Machine learning can be used in day-to-day tasks within the ADF to take unnecessary administrative responsibilities off Commanders, and help them get back to the task of...
February 16 2022
Is the Quad finally on the front foot?
Are the Indo-Pacific’s most powerful democracies beginning to break ground in the fight to curb authoritarian aggression in the region?
February 15 2022
Unpacking China’s modern Taiwan strategy
Last year, US General John Hyten explained that China’s rate of military innovation was “stunning”. Despite closing the gap on the United States’ uncertain...
February 14 2022
Has the West bought into China, Russia’s grand deception?
Have Beijing and Moscow fooled Western democracies into yielding ground in the tussle for geopolitical supremacy?
February 11 2022
Q & A: Greg Barsby, managing director of QinetiQ Australia
This Q&A is a transcript of a recent podcast between Greg Barsby, managing director of QinetiQ Australia and Defence Connect which can be viewed here.
February 10 2022
Q & A: Professor Roger Bradbury, Emeritus Professor of Complex Systems
This Q&A is a transcript of a recent podcast between Roger Bradbury, Emeritus Professor of Complex Systems and Defence Connect which can be viewed here.
February 10 2022
Informing the future – Lessons from Australia’s militias
During the interwar period, economic, doctrinal and sociological issues impacted the warfighting capabilities of Australia’s compulsory and volunteer militias. What are the...
February 10 2022
Q & A: Matthew Jones, CEO of EOS Defence Systems
This Q&A is a transcript of a recent podcast between Matthew Jones, chief executive officer of EOS Defence Systems and Defence Connect which can be viewed here.
February 09 2022
Protecting American interests in the Middle East
For decades, the Middle East and Western Asia were the focal points of US defence and foreign policy. However, in the era of great power competition and uncertain policy from...
February 09 2022
The forgotten menace — Is ISIS resurging?
Is the extremist group slowly regaining a foothold in the Middle East as the West recalibrates its geostrategic priorities?
February 08 2022
China’s civilian fleet
The role of commercial fishing vessels in disrupting military activities is not new. However, the democratisation of military technology has enabled civilians and clandestine...
February 07 2022
Is Australia’s shipbuilding endeavour faltering?
Does Defence need to reconsider its shipbuilding strategy in light of challenges associated with the Hunter Class frigate program?
February 04 2022
Should Canberra pursue Washington’s cyber security strategy?
With the White House implementing a “zero trust” architecture strategy to improve the US government’s cyber security protocols, cyber security analysts Gary Kinghorn...
February 03 2022
Overstretched and underfunded – the decline of Europe’s navies
With peacekeeping, nation building and counterinsurgency operations receiving priority over recent years, Europe’s – and even America’s – navies have reduced in size...
February 02 2022
