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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.
BAE Systems completes US acquisition of UUV specialist
BAE Systems has announced the purchase of the key assets of Riptide Autonomous Solutions, a US-based provider of innovative, affordable unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) ...
NAVAL • Wed, 05 Jun 2019
Advanced manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and resetting industrialisation
Advanced manufacturing, including the internet of things, additive manufacturing and automation, is serving to reshape the industrial capacity of many once great ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 04 Jun 2019
Beyond the ‘black’ or ‘white’ thinking of Australia’s strategic discussion
Over the past century, Australia’s defence and national security strategy has vacillated between wild extremes, often embodying a narrow ‘black’ or ‘white’ view of the ...
Using AI to enhance air and missile defence
Air Force Headquarters has identified artificial intelligence as one of the key developing technologies that will enhance the capability of Australia’s Air Surveillance ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Tue, 04 Jun 2019
Chinese Navy port call raises eyebrows and concerns
In an apparently planned port visit, three People’s Liberation Army Navy vessels have entered Sydney Harbour on their return voyage from the Gulf of Aden – raising ...
NAVAL • Mon, 03 Jun 2019
Trilateral defence minister meetings commit to Indo-Pacific security
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has joined her Japanese counterpart, Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya, and US acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan to convene a ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Mon, 03 Jun 2019
DST augmented reality to support soldiers during training operations
Defence Science and Technology is working with Australian soldiers to better understand the training applications of augmented reality, with a focus on challenging ...
LAND • Mon, 03 Jun 2019
Balancing export and domestic consumption – Diversifying Australia’s naval shipbuilding capabilities
While Australia’s defence industry has gone from strength to strength in a short period of time –naval shipbuilding and the $95 billion program has been central to the ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 03 Jun 2019
Air Force recapitalisation and is the air force big enough?
Like its counterparts, the Royal Australian Air Force is undergoing a period of unprecedented modernisation and expansion. However, as regional air forces continue to ...