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Mutually assured destruction beyond nukes: Former foreign minister warns

June 23 2023

The concept of mutually assured destruction (MAD) has kept the world’s nuclear powers from unleashing the fires of nuclear Armageddon. For forme...

Building a coalition of like-minded nations in the Indo-Pacific an uphill battle

Public opposition in South Korea to rapprochement with Japan has shone a spotlight on the challenges faced by US defence planners in building a coalition of like-minded...

June 22 2023

Raytheon conducts trials for LAND 19 air defence system

Raytheon Australia has successfully tested detecting, tracking, engaging, and guiding missiles against targets at the Woomera Test Range in South Australia.

June 22 2023

Communications integral to the success of defence companies

Opinion: Defence companies in Australia have, at times, under-invested in their brand and marketing activities. Sure, there are many examples of companies competing with...

June 21 2023

Australia, what is our strategic intent?

Every nation is defined by the intent of its actions at home and abroad and Australia is no different, yet despite being over 120 years old and one of the world’s...

June 20 2023

Prince of Wales Awards open for reserves and employers

Applications are now open for the 2024 Prince of Wales Awards to recognise outstanding contributions made by reservists and civilian employers to Defence capability.

June 19 2023

We can’t afford to remain passive in an active threat environment

For much of our national history, Australia has struggled with the idea of being an active participant in the world, defaulting instead to an attitude of passivity and...

June 19 2023

Pulling our weight and rallying the troops: Building Australia’s defence industrial base

The era of great power competition is well and truly upon us and more than this, the global order Australia depends on is under direct assault with no signs of slowing down....

June 16 2023

No need for a new ‘Arsenal for Democracy’, US expert says

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has revealed a number of startling truths, not least of which is the serious lack of broad-ranging capacity across the West’s defence...

June 15 2023

Conceptualising deterrence: An escalating problem

Opinion: In the Australian context, deterrence has evolved immensely since the end of the Second World War, and this evolution is set for another round of changes as the...

June 12 2023

Changing the way we view ourselves and the need for a grand national narrative

Australia has long had an awkward, uncomfortable relationship with itself, akin to a form of national dysmorphia which has hindered the way the nation views itself and its...

June 09 2023

Defence moves to boost women’s participation in STEM programs

Defence has announced its work towards implementing a 50 per cent target for women’s participation across key research and innovation career pathways to better leverage...

June 08 2023

DARPA developing medical response artificial intelligence

Algorithmic decision making could soon be integrated into challenging situations such as medical response prioritisation.

June 08 2023

Embracing the opportunities: The DSR, NRF and ambitious whole-of-nation planning

Two of the Albanese government’s central policy pillars: the Defence Strategic Review and National Reconstruction Fund, have been billed as major step changes in the...

June 08 2023

UK’s Barrow-in-Furness gives a glimpse of Australia’s future subs program

Opinion: While it’s a lovely town, Barrow-in-Furness shows that the assembly of nuclear submarines will not create a vibrant local economy outside the walls of the...

June 07 2023

Small ships, big effects

Opinion: The introduction of a fleet of missile-armed patrol boats to the Royal Australian Navy forms a lethal and agile component of the DSR’s strategy of deterrence,...

June 06 2023

Balancing speed and long-term manufacturing capability will give us the edge

One of the key lessons to come out of the Ukraine conflict is that when two “modern militaries” slug it out, it isn’t going to be a quick, “fire and...

June 05 2023

Is the focus on US-China ‘polarity’ blinding us to broader changes?

With much of the global and domestic attention focused heavily on the struggle for dominance and polarity between the United States and China, are we overlooking the emerging...

June 02 2023