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Major General Toohey appointed to Defence SA Advisory Board

May 26 2023

The Defence South Australia Advisory Board has announced the appointment of Major General Kathryn Toohey, AM, CSC, as a new board member. ...

Forget transparent seas – What’s the plan to deal with crowded oceans?

Opinion: Eight Australian nuclear submarines operating sometime in the 2050s is a long way off. Even Australia operating its first Virginia Class submarine by 2033, all...

May 26 2023

Northrop Grumman on track to produce space-based missile defence early warning program

Northrop Grumman announced it has recently completed a preliminary design review (PDR) for the US Space Force Space Systems Command’s Next-Generation Overhead...

May 25 2023

Congress report highlights challenges of great power competition

With growing attention on the challenges posed by renewed great power competition between the United States and rivals like China and Russia, the Congressional Research...

May 25 2023

Beware the allure of rose-coloured glasses, warns former Aussie diplomat

India has been billed as one of our great strategic opportunities, benefactors, and hope in the face of the challenges of this newly multipolar world, however, for former...

May 24 2023

Power projection and long-range sea denial at the core of Beijing’s ambitions

With modernisation rapidly transforming the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA-N), power projection, area denial, and long-range strike platforms and capabilities are...

May 19 2023

Congressional report into Chinese Navy reinforces major concerns

A US congressional report into the modernisation and expansion of China’s naval power has revealed major concerns about the future stability of the region and...

May 18 2023

The unique nature of our service

Opinion: The families of defence members wear no medals nor uniform — they stand unrecognisable, and unseen in the shadow of their loved one — yet the ripple...

May 17 2023

Industry makes renewed calls for expanded naval capabilities

Defence industry is rallying to hold government’s feet to the fire over its recognition that Navy requires more firepower and faster, two questions remain: will...

May 16 2023

The case for an Indo-Pacific Defence industrial base accelerator

Opinion: With a growing emphasis on bridging the gap between research and development and fielding of capability identified in the Defence Strategic Review, working with...

May 12 2023

Bolstering Japan’s defence industry, national security and opportunities for partnerships

Japan, like Australia, has recognised the growing challenges to regional security require a far more robust and targeted investment in defence industry and focus on national...

May 11 2023

Expanding our amphibious capabilities is great, but they have to be survivable

With Army being reshaped to emphasise long-range fires and flexible amphibious operations in the aftermath of the DSR, is the emphasis on lighter vehicles and smaller,...

May 10 2023

With another surface fleet review, what sort of fleet do we need?

One of the key announcements of the government’s DSR is that our surface fleet would be subject to yet another review into its force structure slated for release later...

May 09 2023

Does the DSR provide the policy mandate for Defence to really evolve?

Opinion: The Defence Strategic Review (DSR) is out, and I haven’t seen Defence’s acquisition process get mauled this badly since, well, the last review, writes...

May 08 2023

Australia, it’s time for ‘the talk’: Time to take ourselves seriously

Like any adolescent, there comes a point in time where our parents sit us down and have “the talk”. For Australia, that time has come, and rather than being a...

May 05 2023

Commonwealth appoints senior officer to head GWEO

Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has today appointed a senior officer to head the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise, following recommendations within...

May 05 2023

BAE Systems welcomes aerospace workforce boost to Williamtown

BAE Systems Australia has welcomed its largest group of aerospace apprentices and first cohort of trainee aircraft engineers to support the Royal Australian Air Force’s...

May 04 2023

If we are serious about long-range strike, why didn’t we opt for B-21s?

With the government continuing to emphasise long-range strike as its preferred method of implementing its doctrine of “impactful projection”, why then has Air Force...

May 04 2023

Growing Australian industry involvement in the supply chain

Opinion: Building Australia’s industrial capability to support and deliver next-generation defence capabilities is an essential step towards building and enhancing national...

May 02 2023

The Anzac biscuit — a mixed bag of new ideas and old assumptions

Opinion: The public version of the government response to the Defence Strategic Review report provides clarity and many innovative new ideas, although set in a continuing...

April 28 2023

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