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UK first Boeing E-7 Wedgetail aircraft arrives ahead of service with Royal Air Force
The United Kingdom’s first Boeing E-7 Wedgetail Airbourne Early Warning Mk1 aircraft has arrived at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland ...
2026 run of Exercise Balikatan officially closes out in Manila
The largest rendition of Exercise Balikatan has closed out in Manila, with defence members from around the world formally celebrat...
Europe is preparing for war — and the rest of the world will pay the price
Opinion: Norway’s cancellation of Malaysia’s Naval Strike Missile deal underscores Europe’s accelerating wartime industrial ...
Australia and Canada team up on South China Sea exercise
Australia and Canada have teamed up to strengthen their naval capabilities in the South China Sea.
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Lockheed, Northrop, Thales successfully detonate co-produced warhead in NSW
Lockheed Martin Australia in partnership with Northrop Grumman Australia and Thales Australia have conducted the successful detona...
Opinion
International defence industry cooperation in a time of wars
Opinion: Wars are afoot. There is a very real war underway in Europe while in the Indo-Pacific, an imagined future war between China and the US...
October 05 2023
With China starting to get sniffly, expect to catch a cold
With a weakening yuan, Australian exports risk a precipitous decline. It is clear that diversifying the nation’s economy must be a priority as we seek to safeguard...
September 11 2023
Mobilisation v activation: Planning for a whole-of-nation strategy to defend the nation
The government’s Defence Strategic Review highlighted the need for a “whole-of-government” approach to national defence, but in recognising this key factor,...
August 24 2023
Talisman Sabre 2023: Big lessons from a large exercise
Opinion: The biggest version of Talisman Sabre ever conducted ended on 8 August. This high-end military exercise between Australian and US military forces involved over...
August 18 2023
Opinion: Poaching a skilled workforce from our allies is a zero-sum game
While a seemingly well-intentioned solution to the workforce challenges facing Australian defence industry, encouraging skilled migration will not help Australia overcome the...
August 03 2023
Opinion: Many hands make light work and the whole-of-nation opportunities of defence industry
Delivering AUKUS and a competitive defence industrial base ultimately depends on the skills, competency, and vibrance of Australia’s skilled workforce which is why it...
August 03 2023
Tackling the Defence and defence industry workforce challenges: DSR
Just how is the Commonwealth ameliorating Defence and defence industry’s workforce shortages?
August 03 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
The need for US-led allied nations defence industrial cooperation
Opinion: In an increasingly interconnected world, where security challenges transcend national borders, the need for international cooperation in defence is rapidly becoming...
July 13 2023
Ukraine and China: Déjà vu all over again for Albanese at NATO
Opinion: Anthony Albanese faces a testing trip to the NATO meeting in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, this week. And it shouldn’t be like this. Australia has been...
July 11 2023
Overslept: Australia waking up last in Defence recruitment race
There’s clear evidence that Australia is losing the Defence recruitment race and the gap is widening each year.
July 06 2023
Communications integral to the success of defence companies
Opinion: Defence companies in Australia have, at times, under-invested in their brand and marketing activities. Sure, there are many examples of companies competing with...
June 21 2023
What would the Pentagon’s Yoda have said about the Defence Strategic Review?
Opinion: Much has been written on the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) and potential implications of several of its proposals for the future. One recommendation on force...
June 13 2023
Conceptualising deterrence: An escalating problem
Opinion: In the Australian context, deterrence has evolved immensely since the end of the Second World War, and this evolution is set for another round of changes as the...
June 12 2023
UK’s Barrow-in-Furness gives a glimpse of Australia’s future subs program
Opinion: While it’s a lovely town, Barrow-in-Furness shows that the assembly of nuclear submarines will not create a vibrant local economy outside the walls of the...
June 07 2023
Small ships, big effects
Opinion: The introduction of a fleet of missile-armed patrol boats to the Royal Australian Navy forms a lethal and agile component of the DSR’s strategy of deterrence,...
June 06 2023
The unique nature of our service
Opinion: The families of defence members wear no medals nor uniform — they stand unrecognisable, and unseen in the shadow of their loved one — yet the ripple...
May 17 2023
Growing Australian industry involvement in the supply chain
Opinion: Building Australia’s industrial capability to support and deliver next-generation defence capabilities is an essential step towards building and enhancing national...
May 02 2023
The Anzac biscuit — a mixed bag of new ideas and old assumptions
Opinion: The public version of the government response to the Defence Strategic Review report provides clarity and many innovative new ideas, although set in a continuing...
April 28 2023
DSR and adapt – Implementing DSR as a wargame
Opinion: “Improvise, adapt, and overcome” are famous words from survival expert and former British SAS operator Bear Grylls, not seemingly relevant to modern...
April 14 2023