To rebuild the Arsenal of Democracy we need to build factories and foundries at scale That won’t always go well – ask General Dynamics. ⬇️
Defense One has an in depth read about the ‘cutting edge’ artillery munitions forge in Texas that was built Turkish industrial robots and machine tools. Built at haste as the
A stagnant kill zone. Industrial competition to scale long range strike and missile defence. The autocrats are learning from this long and large war. ⬇️
The invasion of Ukraine has lasted longer than World War I. Innovation and adaption continues to be a key feature of this long and large war between a declining superpower
Beaten Zone Venture Partners Backs Seitec in turning a passive, all-weather sensing modality into a new class of defence capability – detecting the threats conventional sensors cannot and reshaping the military and security landscape.
INVESTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: 20 August 2026 Beaten Zone Venture Partners backs Seitec in turning a passive, all-weather sensing modality into a new class of defence capability – detecting the threats
A new Arsenal of Democracy isn’t all neo-primes, wonder weapons and start up hype. Australia can play an outsized role in maintenance & repair ⬇️
We’ve previously opined about the key role Australia played in ship repair during World War II. Other shipyards further from the fight could build more quickly and effectively, but our
Australia will be a ‘fast follower’ and not on the cutting edge of developing uncrewed surface vessels for our navy. Is that the right choice? ⬇️
Australia originally committed to purchasing six large optionally crewed surface vessels in response to the surface fleet review. With the United States now cancelling this program in favour of Medium