Maritime mines offer low cost anti access and area denial. We need to be ready to use and disarm the small, the smart and the many at sea ⬇️
Mine warfare has been employed at scale in World Wars, Regional Wars and littoral conflicts for hundreds of years but our holiday from history has seen mine hunting deprioritised. Freedom
Beaten Zone Venture Partners reaches $17 Million in committed capital as defence-tech investment continues to serge
Beaten Zone Venture Partners growing momentum in Australian defence-tech venture landscape was examined in a recent Forbes Australia feature, with Founder & Lead Investor Steve Baxter on the accelerating shift in investor
In the next war AI won’t be monopolised by those on the side of the free. Satellite imagery, precise mass and AI are disrupting our way of war. ⬇️
Much has been made of Palantir’s Maven Smart System and its integration of Anthropic and OpenAI models. Claude is reported to have assisted military planners in operations targeting Venezuela. OpenAI
To combat leakers and tilt the battlefield economics back in the defender’s favour is it time to send in the GOAT? ⬇️
The GOAT – no, we’re not referring to Jordan and certainly not LeBron. We’re talking about a Gun on a Truck. GOAT’s are making a big comeback in the world
Having a limited supply of exquisite munitions is longer enough. Missile maths and how quickly you can replace consumables of combat matters. ⬇️
Iran is the largest combatant that the United States has faced since World War II. A population of over 90 million, a land mass four times the size of Iraq
The strait of Hormuz is a sideshow. We need to be preparing for the main game. You can’t mobilise from a standing start – time to get ready! ⬇️
While all eyes are on the unfolding conflict in the Middle East, the Indo Pacific is the decisive theatre for Australia’s focus. Being ready and resilient is essential and we
Ahab has gone autonomous. There’s a new type of hunt underway on the high seas and it will reshape warfare and commerce as we know it. ⬇️
No doubt you’ve followed as Ukraine’s uncrewed surface vessels turned a nation without a navy into the tormentor of Russia’s Black Sea fleet. A third of the fleet destroyed or
While the world hopes for the Iran war to end quickly, the regime has other plans. Precise mass and the ubiquitous Shahed drone are a key enabler. ⬇️
While the West hopes for a quick, surgical conflict, it is clear that the Iranian regime is focused on preservation of power and outlasting the United States’ will to fight.
Modern war’s thirst for missiles and drones is on display in the Middle East. If you do not have surety of supply, you will be exposed. ⬇️
How many previews of modern warfare do we need before we accelerate our efforts to be prepared to supply our military and those of our allies and partners? Whether you
Intercepting drones and missiles comes at a cost. Brutal battlefield economics will bleed the defender dry unless we reduce the cost to kill. ⬇️
The air above the modern battlefield is increasingly becoming saturated with drones and missiles. The proliferation of precision allows even non state actors ability to send a deadly mix of