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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.
National resilience v national security? Understanding increasingly blurry distinctions
Rising nation-state competition, global and domestic economic headwinds and stagnation, asymmetric threats and environmental challenges are all serving to undermine the ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 22 Jan 2020
US successfully completes first flight test for Gremlin UAS
DARPA’s Gremlins program has completed the first flight test of its X-61A vehicle. The test in late November at the US Army’s Dugway Proving Ground in Utah included one ...
AIR • Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Real-time SME support builds confidence and reduces downtime for DDGs
Navantia Australia employees sailed with the Royal Australian Navy’s newest destroyer, HMAS Brisbane, as part of risk mitigation support to the ship’s company during ...
NAVAL • Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Joint Task Force 633 welcomes new commanding officer
Major General Susan Coyle has assumed command of Joint Task Force 633 in the Middle East, taking over from Rear Admiral Mark Hill during a ceremony held at the Australian ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Responding to the age of disruption by asking the difficult questions
Rising great power competition, mounting national debt, automation, economic instability and climate change are all serving to undermine the traditional approach to ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Congress debates how to best deter China – beyond nuclear weapons
Amid growing concerns in US Congress about America’s capacity to deter an increasingly assertive China, Congress has kicked off a review of how the US can respond to the ...
NUSHIP Supply commissioning crew prepares for arrival of new AOR
The commissioning crew of NUSHIP Supply (II) donned ships hats and badges for the first time on Monday, 13 January 2020 at Garden Island, Sydney.
AIR • Mon, 20 Jan 2020
US approves US$1.5bn FMS to support RAN’s major surface combatants
The US Department of State and Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved a potential US$1.5 billion ($2.1 billion) contract to modernise the Hobart Class ...
NAVAL • Mon, 20 Jan 2020
$4.8m contract to support Army Chinook helicopters
Australian subsidiary of Kratos Defence & Security Solutions, Kratos Defence Australia has announced a $4.8 million contract with the Australian Department of Defence ...