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19 May 2022

Ready to embark: Digitalisation and technology hit shipbuilding

Opinion: Industry 4.0 undoubtedly transformed manufacturing organisations across the globe but stopped short of impacting military and commercial ship...

17 May 2022

The character of the modern battlefield and role of the digital warrior

Opinion: Major General (Ret’d) Rupert Jones CBE analyses the degree to which technology has changed the way that we fight across battlefields from ...

16 May 2022

Antarctica adrift: Australia’s southern blind spot

Read Dr Elizabeth Buchanan’s remarks for the 2022 Sea Power Conference panel on maritime competition on Australia’s southern flank – Antarctica....

28 Apr 2022

New veterans employment guide supports veteran pathways

Opinion: BAE Systems Australia has launched a Veterans Employment Best Practice guide to share the company’s experience and success in attracting, r...

13 Apr 2022

A Milestones Approach to introduction of small nuclear reactors in Australia

Navy veteran and defence industry analyst Christopher Skinner examines whether the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Milestones Approach shoul...

12 Apr 2022

Why Australia’s Defence Force needs a digital insurgency

Opinion: If the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is to keep pace with modern practices and digitally transform its operations, it will require an insurg...

23 Mar 2022

Is C-UAS neglecting AI?

The success of counter-UAS (C-UAS) defences often depends on a single factor: the ability of a human operator to correctly identify and react to a dro...

16 Mar 2022

How shared infrastructure collaboration will boost defence productivity

We must work collaboratively on secure shared infrastructure for Australia’s sovereign industry to meet the big challenges of providing Defence capa...

14 Mar 2022

Why Defence must tackle its digital skills crisis with ferocity

The digital skills and technology gap in the military is well known and being discussed with increasing urgency. But beyond the need to embrace the la...

11 Mar 2022

The three key logistics and supply chain focuses for the defence industry in 2022 and beyond

The use of software to manage IT infrastructures and mission critical weapons systems has made huge advancements within military organisations and the...

10 Mar 2022

Submarine basing on Australia’s east coast – issues for early discussion

Navy veteran and defence industry analyst Christopher Skinner unpacks the Commonwealth government’s recent decision to develop a new naval base alon...

2 Mar 2022

If you do not have interoperability, you do not have an alliance

Systematic founder and CEO Michael Holm writes about the threats he sees Australia facing as he returns to a badly shaken Europe. ...

17 Feb 2022

Government needs to support our Aussie defence industry – it’s good for our sovereignty, good for our regions

The Prime Minister and Defence Minister may have elevated their language on conflict and the need for greater sovereignty, but the truth is there is a...

3 Feb 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...

8 Dec 2021

Lessons from Australia’s National Aircraft Pavement Maintenance Program

For more than a decade, Australia’s National Aircraft Pavement Maintenance (NAPM) Program has found increasingly efficient techniques for maintainin...

23 Nov 2021

Assessing Biden’s new approach to US-China relations

How will Xi Jinping respond to the Biden administration’s efforts to “recalibrate” relations, and what impact will this have on Australia’s ge...

26 Oct 2021

Preparing for war, virtually

When the leaders of Australia, the UK, and the US announced the formation of the AUKUS partnership, one of their key messages was the need to focus on...

25 Oct 2021

So we’ve scrapped the Naval contract, now what?

The French designed Attack Class submarine program has been aborted but a new procurement disaster now looms, writes independent senator for South Aus...

13 Oct 2021

Challenges for the nuclear submarine task force

What hurdles lie ahead for the nuclear submarine task force? Former Royal Australian Navy officer Christopher Skinner explores. ...

12 Oct 2021

Helping industry reap the benefits of the AUKUS deal

Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price reflects on the new opportunities available to local businesses under the trilateral AUKUS partnership. ...

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May 23 2022

Albanese, the Quad, and ‘JAUKUS’

Should Australia’s new prime minister begin his term in office by promoting Japanese membership in AUKUS? ...

May 20 2022

General Dynamics awarded ballistic missile submarine contract

The defence prime has secured funding to further the development of Columbia Class submarines. ...

May 20 2022

US approves sale of TOW 2A RF missiles to Egypt

The sale, estimated to cost US$691 million includes missile systems, support and related equipment. ...

john Bradshaw - NATO was set up as a power buffer against the Soviet Union , as far as I can see no Western Nation on earth wanted to invade or over run Russia after.......

Did Russia lose the war the moment it invaded Ukra... - 3 days ago.

Bob - Apparently by using the wing in ground effect it is possible to carry 7 times the load of a conventional aircraft, also benefits a major decrease in.......

DARPA launches ‘Liberty Lifter’ program - 3 days ago.

Anonymous -

Bob wrote:

This is madness. This war is none of our business. We are, no doubt, contributing to a future mess. Didn't the west learn from Afghanistan, Iraq or...

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Australia to send M113 APCs, additional Bushmaster... - 3 days ago.

Doug A. - ANTARCTICA, AUSTRALIA'S EXPOSED SOUTHERN FLANK
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Antarctica adrift: Australia’s southern blind spot - 3 days ago.

[email protected] - It would appear to be a command post exercise?....

ADF links up with US Marines, Japanese forces - 3 days ago.

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