New ideas, structural reform are needed - not just more money. The 2023-2030 Australian Government...
Strategy & Capability
Battlefield helicopters: the ghost of failed capability transitions yet to come?
The ghost of Christmas yet to come scared the bejesus out of old Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles...
Hamas’ attack: failures of deterrence and imagination are lessons beyond Israel
Hamas’ murderous attack into Israel used a combination of high tech and low tech tools and...
Hamas murderers’ plans won’t play out as they hope
Hamas terrorists entered Israel on Saturday with two goals: to kill as many Israelis as possible...
AUKUS is still a toddler with a long way to go
15 September 2021 seems a long time ago in AUKUS land. That’s when Scott Morrison (‘that...
Triton drones: Defence is on autopilot, with Ministers along for the ride
The Department of Defence has convinced Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and the PM-chaired...
Sevastopol, $200 million Triton drones and Australian industry
Sevastopol, $200 million Triton drones and Australian industry | RSS.com Marcus Hellyer and...
How to stop underestimating Australian industry’s capacity for our defence
Australian defence exports have been in the news, with reports that Australian equipment is having...
Podcast: Naval shipbuilding without ships & a Navy review about what?
Naval Shipbuilding without ships & a Navy review about what? | RSS.com The second Grumpy...
Australia & Triton: a user’s guide for what not to do with UAVs
One element of President Biden’s FY2024 defense budget that has not attracted much attention here...
Australia can’t be a bystander as Washington’s submarine debate grows
Two years on from the AUKUS announcement in September 2021 and only 6 months from Joe Biden, Rishi...
Defence & Australian industry: from low trust & distant to direct partnership for delivery
"Australia’s defence industry is looking for two things: the first is an opportunity to...
Podcast: the Defence Strategic Review health check
Health check on Australia's Defence Strategic Review | RSS.com In this first Grumpy Strategist...
Talisman Sabre 2023: big lessons from a large exercise
The biggest version of Talisman Sabre ever conducted ended on 8 August. This high-end...
We need a national citizens’ militia
Successive Australian governments have had a phobia about being seen, even remotely, to support...