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Steve has an extensive career across government, defence industry and advocacy, having previously worked for cabinet ministers at both Federal and State levels.
Japan knocks back global foreign plans for next-gen fighter
Japan’s pursuit of a leading-edge, air dominance fighter appears to have taken several steps forward and a few back amid revelations that the Japanese Ministry of ...
AIR • Thu, 02 Apr 2020
How can we ‘make our own luck’ if we continue to repeat the same patterns?
Writing for ASPI, John Coyne has called on Australia to use this period of global and domestic disruption to call for the nation to “make its own luck” in the aftermath ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 02 Apr 2020
Opportunity knocking: Rising from the ashes of COVID-19
It will be the defining point of this decade and for many nations coronavirus is revealing a startling level of vulnerability, however it isn’t all doom and gloom
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 01 Apr 2020
BAE Systems, Flinders Uni launch Digital Shipbuilding Diploma program
BAE Systems Australia in partnership with ASC Shipbuilding and Flinders University have launched Australia’s first digital shipbuilding course to prepare for the ...
NAVAL • Tue, 31 Mar 2020
US Navy signs $1.5bn P-8 Poseidon contract to provide RNZAF
The US Navy awarded Boeing a US$1.5 billion ($2.4 billion) production contract for the next 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft – the contract includes eight aircraft for the US ...
US Space Force confirms IOC for Space Fence operations
US Space Force officials formally declared initial operational capability and operational acceptance of the Space Fence radar system, located on Kwajalein Island in the ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Tue, 31 Mar 2020
$2m SME contract to support warfighter operational security
Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price has announced a $2 million contract with Silentium Defence and the Defence Innovation Hub to continue the development of its ...
Balancing expeditionary capabilities with countering great power rivalry
As part of Marine Commandant General David Berger’s ongoing modernisation and restructure of the US Marine Corps, ‘Force Design 2030’ seeks to balance traditional ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 31 Mar 2020
US Marine Corps rebalances force to counter great power competition
US Marine Corps has released the ‘Force Design 2030’ review report outlining a major restructure in the Corps and its forces as the Marines seek to fit within the updated ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 30 Mar 2020