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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.
Step up plans to replace JSF now: ASPI policy expert
While the ‘new car smell’ is still fresh in the Royal Australian Air Force’s new F-35s, ASPI senior analyst Malcolm Davis has set the RAAF and decision-makers a serious ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 20 Aug 2020
Lot Fourteen welcomes French engineering company
South Australian Minister for Trade and Investment Stephen Patterson has officially welcomed French engineering services company LGM as the latest international company ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Wed, 19 Aug 2020
Rheinmetall secures launch customer for KF-41 Lynx IFV
LAND 400 Phase 3 contender Rheinmetall has secured a launch customer for the KF-41 Lynx IFV, establishing a joint venture with Hungary worth in excess of €2 billion ($3
LAND • Wed, 19 Aug 2020
Defence Strategic Update makes progress, but needs more clarity: Strategic policy analyst
When Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the 2020 Defence Strategic Update and supporting Force Structure Plan with a commitment to “Shape, Deter, Respond” to the ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 19 Aug 2020
Naval Architecture program to boost Aussie naval shipbuilding capability
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds and Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price have announced the launch of a new Naval Architecture program at the University of New South ...
NAVAL • Tue, 18 Aug 2020
South Korea formalises finishing touches for first aircraft carrier
Responding to growing concerns about a sneak attack crippling its land-based air base infrastructure, South Korea has released further details about plans for the ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Tue, 18 Aug 2020
BAE Systems Australia secures Army APC support, sustainment contract
Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price has announced a $5.3 million contract extension with BAE Systems Australia to provide technical support to the Army’s Armoured ...
LAND • Mon, 17 Aug 2020
US, UK form coalition to share technical foundation for space operations
The US Space Force reached an important milestone by recently signing an agreement to allow sharing of the Standardised Astrodynamics Algorithm Library with the Ministry ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Mon, 17 Aug 2020
Learn the lessons of Australia’s pre-war unpreparedness: Geoffrey Blainey
When war came to Australia’s doorstep in 1940 the nation was in the early stages of a vast industrialisation effort to prepare the nation for conflict with Germany, not ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Mon, 17 Aug 2020