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
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
The economic burden of War can push nations to the point of collapse. Finite resources will curtail the will to fight. Creative thinking will be required. ⬇️
We’ve previously opined about the Western way of war being not fit for purpose for a long and large war. Million dollar missiles to defeat thousand dollar drones is a
While AUKUS might hog the headlines, across Australia new start ups and dual use pivots are starting to reshape the Defence Industrial landscape… ⬇️
The Australian Financial Review has a great read on the sovereign success story that is Gilmour Space. While Gilmour space has already hit Unicorn status, investor interest in this Australian
Australia’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence concept may be emerging in the outback. Aegis ashore but with a Sovereign Capability twist! ⬇️
The 2023 Defence Strategic Review highlighted Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) as an urgent priority for the ADF and we’ve been regularly calling for greater urgency on delivering IAMD
‘Battlefield evidence is everywhere. The will to act on it is the missing Western capability.’ Time to rediscover intellectual humility ⬇️
The War in Ukraine has now been underway for longer than World War I. Ukraine has transformed its military from one that everyone presumed to be an easy beat to
The UK’s Defence Investment Plan has been released. A plan that may be the final act of an embattled Prime Minister is taking some bold decisions. ⬇️
After weeks of turmoil and the high profile resignation of the UK Defence Secretary John Healey, the UK government has announced £15bn increase in military expenditure to be funded by
SOUND THE CALL: US INVESTORS DESCEND ON THE GOLD COAST FOR AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST GATHERING OF DEFENCE CAPITAL
Ready the Nation. Back the Mission. REVEILLE 2026 opens for ticket sales as the best in the business descend on the Gold Coast to share what they know works, and to strategise
A cheque is nice but pallets of 155mm high explosive rounds say you really care. Let’s spend cash onshore and send consumables of combat instead! ⬇️
United24 is reporting that Ukraine will receive an additional 15,000 155mm high explosive rounds from Denmark in response to Ukraine’s request to reprioritise aid to the most pressing military needs.