Australia’s Strategic Deficit: Steve Baxter’s Warning
Former soldier and entrepreneur Steve Baxter has issued a blunt warning: Australia is not prepared for major conflict. His concern is not only the size of the defence budget, but
As nations race to restock their fleets and platforms emerge with ever deeper magazines, is the age of the arsenal ship finally dawning?
For some time, maritime strategists have toyed with a novel concept – a lightly crewed or even autonomous ship stocked to the gills with vertical launch missile systems. Known as
In the next large war we face, being able to manufacture at mass will be a key combat advantage. Scale, not sophistication should be our aim. ⬇️
As the Cold War ended and the West fought ‘scheduled wars’ against irregular forces in the Middle East, our Defence Industrial base devolved. Mass gave way to artisan assembly lines,
The modern battlefield is evolving rapidly. New dimensions of warfare are emerging – but there also constants in the character of war. ⬇️
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has an excellent series of articles focusing on War and the Modern Battlefield, synthesising lessons of the war in Ukraine and conflicts in
Beaten Zone Venture Partners Backs Zendir in AU$3M+ Seed Round to Advance Space-Cyber Defence Capabilities
Beaten Zone Venture Partners (BZV) shared its participation in the AU$3M+ Seed round of Zendir (formerly Nominal Systems), a digital engineering spin-out of UNSW Canberra Space that is transforming the
A great short read from Mick Ryan, AM on how Australia should invest if the Government chooses to match the NATO 3.5% of GDP standard. ⬇️
The ask from our principal security partner in the United States is that Australia takes a far greater share of the burden. This has been a universal push with NATO
Slowly, but surely the ghosts are stirring. Australia’s embrace of autonomous systems is critical – these offset capabilities can’t come soon enough.⬇️
This week, we’ve seen Australia’s Ghosts – Anduril’s Ghost Shark and Boeing’s Ghost Bat gain international attention. Firstly, the Australian government has signed off on procuring dozens of Anduril’s Ghost
Beaten Zone Venture Partners Backs Tiberius Aerospace in US$4.5M Round to Transform Defence-as-a-Service
Beaten Zone Venture Partners (BZV) this week announced its participation in the US$4.5M founders’ round of Tiberius Aerospace, a US-based defence technology company pioneering a new “Defence-as-a-Service” model. BZV’s first
ESG and National Security: Time to Reset the Balance
In a recent article in The Australian, Beaten Zone Venture Partners Founder Steve Baxter warned that ESG frameworks, if left unchecked, could unintentionally undermine Australia’s sovereign defence capability. His comments
Long war features the battle for the tactical edge, with the adaption race ascendent. But the ability to sustain and scale will decide the outcome. ⬇️
Beaten Zone Venture Partners advisor Mick Ryan had an excellent article earlier this year in Foreign Affairs magazine on why the war in Ukraine has ground to stalemate – an