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Strategy & Capability
We need a Defence organisation that can operate at the speed of its external environment
The Defence organisation is top heavy, over managed and under led. It has become so...
Defence budget gloom sinks in
“Gentlemen, we have run out of money, now we have to think”, is a quote attributed both to the...
Darwin Port: leaving a key strategic asset in Chinese hands is unfinished business
Yet another review has defended the absurd 2015 Northern Territory decision to lease the Port of...
In Washington, Mr Albanese must be a contributor to collective defence, not a needy bystander
Mr Albanese is visiting Washington at a time when US defence and foreign policy is focused on...
Breaking cyber’s endless loop
New ideas, structural reform are needed - not just more money. The 2023-2030 Australian Government...
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...