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Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom must continue to integrate their military capabilities and view security as a whole-of-nation necessity, Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart told attendees during a recent presentation.
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Australia’s Chief of Army reflected on the changing battlefield alongside his counterparts, British Army Chief of the General Staff General Sir Patrick Sanders and US Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, during a presentation for the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Key to success was the integration of military capabilities, information sharing, expediting delivery of systems, and appreciating the changes of the modern battlefield, according to reports from the US Department of Defense.
“In an era of great power competition, defence and security is once again, a whole-of-nation endeavour,” LTGEN Stuart told attendees.
“But even more so, it requires us to work even more closely and in a more integrated fashion with allies and partners. As military professionals, our greatest challenge is balancing the enduring human nature of warfare with its ever-changing character.”
Enhanced integration between the three nations includes expediting the speed in which data is transferred between Australian, American and British forces. This is especially true in the Indo-Pacific, which will rely on freedom of manoeuvre across all domains, the Army Chief explained.
“You need to get the right data in the right place at the right classification,” he said.
“If we were to look at what some of the central priorities are, I think what we would previously have called the network is really at the heart of the digital age warfare in all domains, but particularly in the land domain.
“I think that there’s no such thing as a maritime theatre, for example, I think these are joint theatres,” he told attendees.
“It’s going to take everybody’s capability. It’s going to have to be a joint team.”
During the presentation, the chief reflected on the lessons learned during the war in Ukraine, including how uncrewed aerial vehicles are creating intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance threats for militaries.
Meanwhile, militaries must make greater preparations for littoral and urban combat, requiring capabilities that are fit for purpose in built-up environments.
