The Sovereign Resilience Tour is Underway
Beaten Zone Venture Partners is launching the Sovereign Resilience Tour, led by Steve Baxter, a seasoned Defence investor and former Army soldier. This tour is designed to engage key regional
In WWII the Arsenal of Democracy built thousands of Liberty ships. Australia’s shipyards played our part – but here the priority was to repair. ⬇️
Those of you who have read Arthur Herman’s masterclass ‘Freedom’s Forge’ may recall the legend of Henry Kaiser who managed to disrupt the entire shipbuilding industry during WWII. Herman’s latest
Yesterday’s weapons will not win tomorrow’s wars. Are we learning the lessons of contemporary conflict? ⬇️
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has just released a new report and infographic article on ‘Conflict in Focus: Lessons from Russia-Ukraine’. There are lessons identified across each warfighting
The US Army has been given orders to Transform to ensure it is ready to defeat any adversary on a ever changing battlefield. ⬇️
DefenseScoop is reporting on the Trump administration ordering substantial changes to the US Army to ensure the service is better placed for the worsening geopolitical circumstances across numerous theatres: “Defense
How dependent are we on our competitors to supply our consumables of combat? ⬇️
Forbes has must read article on the reliance of US drone manufacturers on Chinese supplied parts. It is an open secret that Western nations have deep dependencies on Chinese suppliers
With Australia’s first HIMARS launchers being delivered last month it is timely to consider how long our stocks of missiles would last… ⬇️
Foreign Affairs Magazine has an insightful but challenging article ‘The Empty Arsenal of Democracy’ that really brings home the challenge of the downsized military industrial base of the West: “The
How should Australia respond to the new world disorder? ⬇️
Recently former Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull convened a ‘Sovereignty and Security‘ forum, bringing together around a hundred National Security and Defence experts including Beaten Zone Venture Partners advisor Mick Ryan,
TAKHACK 2025: When Defence Innovation Goes Hands-On
Beaten Zone Venture Partners is proud to launch TAKHACK 2025, a tactical innovation hackathon that will bring together technologists, veterans, creatives, and industry professionals to tackle real-world challenges using the ATAK/CivTAK
For too long Australia and the West assumed that our qualitative edge would overcome any quantitative advantage of our opponents. ⬇️
As Ukraine has shown, large scale war is not won by qualitative advantage. Russia has been able to meet and beat the West’s weapons through relentless innovation and adaption. Likewise
It’s all about Air Power with the Avalon Air Show this week ⬇️
There will be some exquisite capability on show and there is no doubt our Air Force can make a substantial contribution should competition give way to conflict. But as Malcolm
Beaten Zone Ventures Backs Arkeus in AU$5 million Raise to Supercharge Australia’s Defence AI
Australia’s defence future is being built today, and Arkeus is leading the charge. Beaten Zone Ventures is proud to back Arkeus in its latest AU$5 million funding round, helping
After three years of the devastating war in Ukraine what lessons has the West learned? ⬇️
IM—1776 magazine has a thought provoking op-ed on three key lessons from the Ukraine War that is well worth a read: “Wars are easy to start but often difficult to
Poland, with a population of 38 million, is planning for an Army of 500,000. Now that’s future ready! ⬇️
Many of you would already be watching the Poles build the largest Land Force in Europe with interest. Poland is now spending 4.7% of GDP on Defence with plans to
Hard power is projected with energy and infrastructure. Critical infrastructure needs to be urgently hardened and energy supply assured. ⬇️
The Institute of Public Affairs and Strategic Analysis Australia have released the latest paper in their excellent ‘The Defence of Australia’ series. Paper 5 focuses fixing Defence Infrastructure and Energy
Defence Industry had a ‘last supper’ after Cold War I. Now Palantir’s CTO is calling for a ‘first breakfast’ to respond to Cold War II ⬇️
In the heady days following the fall of the Soviet Union, the then Defense Secretary William Perry gathered the executives of US Defence companies together for dinner. At this ‘Last
How much longer can Australia’s strategic dissonance last? ⬇️
This week China sent several frigates through the Tasman sea and causing much consternation in the mainstream media (for the moment). Australia appears to have little time to dwell on
Are you feeling Luckey? How about ~ 4 hours worth of Luckey? ⬇️
If haven’t already invested four hours of your life listening to Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey on the Shawn Ryan Show – you’ll thank us later. One moment that caught
It is clear that the Trump administration expects much more from allies and partners in Europe – is the Indo Pacific next? ⬇️
Vice President JD Vance wasn’t the only US official causing waves in Europe recently as Trump 2.0 resets the state of play in global affairs. The BBC has described Defence
A forensic analysis of Russian weaponry has revealed that up 64% of parts are supplied from one country: the United States of America. ⬇️
Foreign Policy has produced some insightful analysis of the Defence supply chains feeding the Russian war machine. It also highlights that the expected ability to choke off Russia through sanctions
In the next large scale combat operation our forces will face relentless targeting with Electronic Warfare measures. Are we ready? ⬇️
“When Excalibur precision artillery rounds were first deployed in Ukraine, they hit their intended target 70% of the time, with misreported coordinates by those calling for fire largely responsible for