Joint-capabilities

Former NASA deputy administrator joins Gilmour Space board, boosting Australia’s sovereign defence space ambitions
June 23 2026
Gilmour Space Technologies has strengthened its strategic leadership team with the appointment of former NASA deputy administrator, astronaut and...
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One Vessel, Many Missions: How Corsair Could Support Australia
June 23 2026
From maritime surveillance to disaster response, autonomous surface vessels are already proving their value. The question is how quickly can Australia put them to work.
Australia locks in record-breaking $2.5bn radar deal with Canada
June 22 2026
In the largest defence export deal in the nation’s history, Australia is set to provide Canada with its world-leading “over-the-horizon” radar technology to bolster...
SPOTLIGHT: Cyber warfare, autonomy and the future of defence, with Palo Alto Networks’ Tom Scully and MAJGEN (Ret’d) John Davis
June 19 2026
How is artificial intelligence changing the world of modern defence operations, cyber security and military decision making?
Australia’s space capabilities at the crossroads: MAJGEN Novak’s vision for a contested future
June 19 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Major General Gregory Novak’s address to the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition 2026 offers a confident, strategically grounded appraisal of where...
Australia’s strategic outlook: Export controls will be critical to delivering Australia’s sovereign defence future
June 17 2026
Opinion: The 2026 National Defence Strategy makes clear that Australia is entering a far more contested and unpredictable era. Intensifying geopolitical competition, rapid...
ADF and local agencies team up on domestic security exercise
June 17 2026
A fresh Australian Defence Force exercise seeks to accelerate response and readiness to local security threats.
CONTESTED GROUND: Fortune favours the bold – building a national security strategy for the 21st century, with Marc Ablong
June 15 2026
When Opposition Leader Angus Taylor announced a Coalition government would develop and implement a national security strategy, many shouted, “Finally!”, but delivering a...
PODCAST: Developing Australia’s ability to take a hit and keep fighting, with the honourable Andrew Hastie MP, shadow minister for industry and sovereign capability
June 12 2026
Many critics often describe Australia’s glaring lack of industrial and economic complexity as a major national security challenge, while others see it as a glass jaw...
Australia and US team up on logistics talks
June 12 2026
Australia and the United States have come together to strengthen defence logistics response and efforts to improve interoperability.