“Six mysterious Russian satellites launched earlier this year have been creeping towards a observation space craft used by Ukraine.” Time to get real about the Space domain! ⬇️
One of the mike drop moments at Beaten Zone Venture Partner’s Reveille 2026 Military Technology Investment conference was the ‘High Ground’ keynote on all things Space. Beaten Zone Investment Committee
Brave1 Market – Ukraine’s Amazon of the Arsenal – has seen over $1 billion USD of orders from the frontline in its first 12 months of operation. ⬇️
It is not the first time we’ve platformed the highly innovative Brave1 Market – and you’d have heard Steve Baxter speak of its success on a podcast or two. But
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
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
The world is relearning how difficult it is to reconstitute when war is large and long. Being ready for war is more than being ready to fight tonight. ⬇️
The constraints of war are not new. Shell hunger, insufficient food & fibre and manpower shortages are all challenges Ukraine and Russia are facing as we speak. Missile magazine depth
In the skies of the middle east we are seeing the opening salvos of war in an era of ubiquitous long range strike. ⬇️
Escalating to War between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran There is a serious risk of all-out war between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran. According to new CSIS analysis, both the scale and
Let’s Talk Missiles
We need to talk about missiles ⬇️ The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) ran a series of war games based on a major conflict between China and the
“An industrially developed nation cannot be disarmed”
A.E. Leighton was a different sort of public servant. After starting his career in 1903 in the Indian Department of Military Supply, he joined the Australian Arsenal and rose through