The latest dangerous aggression by China’s military against Australia’s defence personnel –...
Beijing’s bullying needs to be called out, loud and clear
Defence Minister Richard Marles was absolutely right to call out China publicly for the “unsafe...
The numerology of Australia’s new National Defence Strategy & investment plan
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The numerology of Australia's new National Defence | RSS.com In Episode 17, Marcus Hellyer and...
The National Defence Strategy’s 2 key shortfalls: strategic purpose & the nature of warfare
Years ago, a task often assigned graduates newly arrived in Defence was to draft responses to...
Unpacking the numbers in Defence’s new Integrated Investment Plan
On Wednesday 23 April, the Albanese Government released its National Defence Strategy (NDS) and...
Wakeley terror attack: Seven questions our leaders must answer
At the start of inevitably lengthy police and intelligence inquiries into the terrorism-motivated...
There is no deterrence without a manufacturing base
by Graeme Dunk
Deterrence has been this Government’s mantra from the early stages of its time in office....
Devalued words and dollars damage Australia’s security
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Devalued words and dollars damage Australia's secu | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists assess the...
Crisis? What Crisis? Policy Perspectives and Strategic Coherence
This is an edited version of an address to the Sir Richard Williams Foundation Conference on the...
The Apache attack helicopter: another $5 billion in stranded assets?
It’s no secret that technological change can lead to companies having stranded assets, that is,...
Subs, Subs, Subs – 5 big events in the undersea world of AUKUS submarines
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
Subs, Subs, subs - 5 big events in the undersea wo | RSS.com The Grumpy Strategists cover US...
US SSN(X) decision reveals a more optimal SSN pathway for Australia
There’s been a lot of focus on nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) in Australia in the last...
Grumpy Strategists Makers Series Episode 2 – Gilmour Space
by Adam Gilmour and Michael Shoebridge
Grumpy Strategists Makers Series Episode 2 - Gilmo | RSS.com In 12 years, Adam Gilmour has grown...
The dangerous new Defence Industrial Development Strategy – jarringly out of step with our world
by Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge
The dangerous new Defence Industrial Development Strategy - jarringly out of step with our world |...
Defence falling further behind the excellence curve
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles has expressed his concerns with the...












