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RAAF MQ-4C Triton aircraft achieves initial operational capability among P-8A Poseidon, MC-55A Peregrine milestones
Australia has announced initial operational capability for its MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft following an extensive period of ope...
Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy reinforce maritime partnership under Plan Tasman
The Royal Australian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy have reinforced their enduring maritime partnership through the signing o...
ADF commitment period extended from 5 to 10 years under new policy change
The commitment period for personnel who join the permanent Australian Defence Force will be extended from five to 10 years, after ...
CONTESTED GROUND: Is Australia ready to secure its place in an increasingly contested space domain?
Phil Tarrant is joined by Space Industry Association of Australia CEO Dan Lloyd and chairman Darin Lovett to examine Australia’s...
BHP boosts Katherine Bennell-Pegg spaceflight campaign
The campaign to send Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg to space has received a major boost, with BHP committing $1 milli...
Opinion
‘Big Hands’ announcements disengage SMEs
In the military, they have a saying: ‘Big hands, small map’. This essentially means you have completely skimmed over the details in your plan and...
June 16 2021
Why Queensland is a gun state on Defence jobs
Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price explains how Queensland can power Australia’s sovereign capability agenda.
June 11 2021
Op-Ed: Australian roadmap for nuclear submarine acquisition
France recently announced it had reached agreement with India to develop six nuclear attack submarines (SSN) for the Indian Navy.
June 02 2021
Op-Ed: Avoiding previous mistakes in counter-terrorism – Why hard power is not a solution to the Salafi-jihadi crisis in sub-Saharan Africa
Counter-terrorism expert Isaac Kfir analyses the current Salafist insurgency in sub-Saharan Africa, and the counterinsurgency methods to combat this ongoing threat.
June 01 2021
Should Australia explore alternatives to an F-35 top-up?
Has the ongoing debate over the future of the US Air Force’s F-35 fleet opened an opportunity for Australia to explore alternatives for the RAAF?
May 26 2021
Op-Ed: Strategic update from Naval Group Australia program director Graeme Bent
Australia’s Future Submarine Program is on the cusp of an exciting new phase as a new and modern shipyard rises from the ground and preparations are put in place for Attack...
May 18 2021
Op-ed: Integration and interoperability through generic architectures – A benefit to Defence, and paving the way for AIC
Generic architectures can increase capability and performance for Defence. It can lower through-life costs and cost of ownership. Defence is investing in it as a part of the...
May 03 2021
Op-Ed: Industry confidence in future submarine project sunk
"We’re six years and $2 billion into the project and Australian industry isn’t happy. And they shouldn’t be." Senator Rex Patrick compiled his analysis on...
April 30 2021
Op-Ed: The submarine program is affordable and value for money but needs more work
There have been frequent media stories of government and community concern over the projected costs for the Attack Class future submarine program, and most of those concerns...
February 24 2021