Opinion

As the Australian Defence Force’s F-35A fleet approaches full operational capability, the US Congress and Pentagon mull upgrading the Block 4 propulsion systems with adaptive engine technology

January 30 2023

Opinion: The F-35 program is the most successful weapons program in history. In large part, this has been due to the non-partisan partnership between...

Opinion: Last year has taught us that we cannot be complacent in funding our defence sectors — one need only look at the invasion of Ukraine to see how possible global...

January 25 2023

Data is never going to become less valuable — Here’s how cyber criminals will evolve in 2023 to reach it

Opinion: 2022 has been one of the most consequential on record for the global cyber security sector. Mike Sentonas, chief technology officer at CrowdStrike, pens his...

January 04 2023

Learning from how the Big Australian considers its options

Opinion: As Australia looks forward to 2023, former naval officer and defence industry analyst Christopher Skinner examines how the business decisions of leading Australian...

January 03 2023

Let’s not cut Australian data off from the rest of the world

Opinion: If the recent cyber attacks and data breaches making the news in Australia have not given organisations across the country pause for thought to consider where and...

December 23 2022

More transparency, tougher defences: One year of SOCI

Opinion: Australia’s Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Act 2022 amendments have been in place for nearly a year, and in this time,...

December 14 2022

Crafting an ADF innovation strategy that fits today’s environment

Opinion: Dr Carl Rhodes, founder of Robust Policy and former director of RAND Australia, assesses how Defence can enhance its innovation strategy.

December 08 2022

Nuclear submarine final assembly is Australia’s moonshot for energy and security

Opinion: Former naval officer and defence industry analyst Christopher Skinner argues that Australia can build nuclear submarines locally in a timely and affordable...

December 05 2022

Australia vulnerable until defence budgets are rebalanced

Opinion: Australia’s Defence spend continues to be allocated to traditional forms of combat, which is ultimately leaving us exposed, writes Oleg Vornik, chief executive...

November 29 2022

Experts advise Japanese government to increase tax for new military spending

Advisers to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have urged the government to increase taxes to cover large-scale increases in the nation’s defence budget while defence...

November 23 2022

The challenge of achieving quantum-proof encryption

Opinion: It might still be buried deep in development labs and years away from mainstream use, however quantum computing promises to usher in never-before-seen technical...

November 17 2022

C-130J — ‘You can never have too much airlift’

Opinion: Air Marshal (Ret’d) Warren McDonald AO, CSC, chief executive of Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand, discusses the government’s plans to replace and...

November 10 2022

Defence families call on the government for additional funding

Opinion: Renee Wilson, chief executive officer of Australian War Widows NSW, reflects on the impact of the recent federal budget on veterans’ families and provides...

November 02 2022

Certification in the defence industry — much more than just ticks in boxes

Opinion: The world has been fixated on the ever-growing conflict between Ukraine and Russia these last eight months. Coupled with rising tensions between the US and China,...

November 01 2022

Deterrence — Sounds simple, not so straightforward in practice

Opinion: Air Marshal (ret’d) John Harvey AM PhD, unpacks deterrence theory amid major developments in the strategic environment.

October 26 2022

The risk of cyber security going off the rails

Opinion: Security teams are used to managing risks faced by other parts of the organisation but must also get better at addressing risks that challenge their own functional...

October 24 2022

A best practice approach for naval acquisitions

Opinion: How can Defence optimise the naval acquisition process amid cost blowouts and delays? RAN veteran and defence analyst Christopher Skinner explores.

October 17 2022

The rise of biometrics in Australian defence

Opinion: Daltrey CEO Blair Crawford offers insights into the transformative impact of biometrics technology in the modern battlespace.

October 14 2022

Making the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty fit for the 21st century

How can the United States work to ensure that the Mutual Defense Treaty is ready to overcome the challenges set by the modern threat environment?

August 09 2022

New government, familiar challenges

Opinion: It’s critical that the new government rises to the challenge and establishes an efficient framework to promote Australian industry capability, writes Brent...

August 08 2022

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