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DSR defines our strategic environment, but will the proposals deliver?
The long-awaited release of the government’s Defence Strategic Review has moved to reorientate Australia’s primary area of focus and...
April 26 2023
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Helping the Australian public to understand the importance of deterrence
Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarines have been described as the foundation of the nation’s deterrence-focused posture. However, it is something the Australian...
April 20 2023
No longer a bit player, Australian leaders and public need to step it up
Former Australian high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general, George Brandis, KC, has issued a warning for Australia’s leaders and public: prepare for hard...
April 18 2023
How does Australia turn the tide in a new Cold War?
Amid growing recognition that the unipolar world is collapsing and the competition between the United States and China becomes more pointed, many strategic thinkers, media...
April 17 2023
Could Beijing ‘borrow’ America’s Cold War Cuba strategy to lock down Taiwan?
While attitudes changed over time, America’s Cold War quarantine of Cuba is widely recognised as a legitimate response to a direct threat to the US mainland. Could the core...
April 13 2023
UNSW accelerator program launched for defence start-ups
Six local start-ups in the defence industry will be developed under a new Defence 10x accelerator program launched by the University of New South Wales Founders Program.
April 12 2023
The way ahead unfolds as progress is achieved
Opinion: There is an unjustified poor regard for defence program acquisition costs and delivery dates. What the general public fails to understand is that in many cases, the...
April 12 2023
US infantry squad vehicles enter full-rate production
GM Defense infantry squad vehicles have been given the green light for full-rate production by the US Army.
April 11 2023
Ahead of the Defence Strategic Review: Why submarines, ghost drones and missiles won’t solve all our problems
Opinion: The Defence Strategic Review, recently handed to the Australian government, will have a heavy emphasis on Defence hardware — submarines, missiles, armoured...
April 11 2023
Defence industry opportunities abound for university grads
University graduates are giving their career a kickstart with internships in the Australian defence industry.
April 05 2023
Embracing the novel key to shaping better national security choices: Lowy Institute
Navigating the ebbs and flows of the new regional and global paradigm is rapidly becoming one of the nation’s greatest challenges. While the tried-and-true method...
April 04 2023
Getting our workforce match fit: How can Australia build the AUKUS submarine workforce?
Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarine fleet is described as the most complex and ambitious nation-building program in our history, placing immense strain on our...
April 03 2023
Air superiority, ship killers key to defending Taiwan: US PACAF commander
The US Air Force’s Pacific Air Forces Commander, General Kenneth Wilsbach, has warned that the United States and its allies will need to step up their game in order to...
March 31 2023
Prudence demands planning for a Plan B in a potential post-American world order
There is a saying relating to economics that goes, “When America sneezes, the world catches a cold”, signalling the centrality of the United States to the world’s...
March 29 2023
SA uni students graduate from Defence Industry Scholarship Program
Thirty-six South Australian university students have graduated from the SA government’s Defence Industry Scholarship Program, with participants receiving grants to...
March 28 2023
Avoid the mistakes of the past and build what we need, we can sort out the rest later
With speculation that the upcoming Defence Strategic Review will see some cuts to programs to reallocate funding for other programs, we can’t help but ask, will cutting...
March 27 2023
Common AUKUS-designed submarine would be best industrial and economic option
Opinion: With the conversation around Australia’s nuclear submarine options of either Astute or Virginia Class boats now decided with the government identifying a pathway...
March 24 2023
Will ‘impactful projection’ see the return of the fixed-wing Naval Air Arm?
Australia’s pursuit of “impactful projection” marks a major step change in the nation’s strategic direction and capabilities — as part of this...
March 23 2023
Taipan fleet grounded after helicopter ditches into NSW waters
The Australian Army’s MRH-90 fleet has been grounded after a Taipan multi-role helicopter ditched into NSW waters during a routine counter-terrorism training exercise.
March 23 2023
More to be done to secure Indo-Pacific prosperity: UTS academic
Nothing in life is guaranteed and nowhere is this a truer statement than in the realm of economic prosperity and stability, particularly in the hotly contested environs of...
March 22 2023