“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
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