In the War in the Pacific carrier based air power was vital. Battleships bypassed by new technology at scale. What role can drones play now? ⬇️
The contest for advantage in the Air domain will be critical across the Indo Pacific as the gap between the West and rest closes rapidly and quantity not just quality
“The time is right for hypersonics” … a Queensland based start up is about to test launch a game changing sovereign capability. ⬇️
Three global superpowers operate hypersonic missiles currently – the US, China and Russia. Many nations have hypersonic concepts in development and trial, including Australia. A recent article in the National
Manufacturing is not something we can afford to just offshore. Captains of Industry, Arsenal apprentices and Machinists for the military are key. ⬇️
First Breakfast has a great short read on their Substack on ‘Laying the Cultural Foundation for Reindustrialization’ that we thoroughly recommend to you. The TLDR version is we need to
While the ‘Justice Mission’ got the world’s attention it is the Tidal Wave report that warrants consideration. ⬇️
In the last few months China and the United States prepared for a potential Taiwanese conflict in two very different ways. China conducted ‘Justice Mission’ – a large scale exercise
Are we ready? Arsenal of Democracy 2.0 good to go? Let’s consider the state of the Australian (Defence) Industrial base… ⬇️
How long could Australia fight if a major power war began tomorrow? Can Australia replenish its weapon stocks quickly and reliably? Can we supply our allies and partners in time
We have a year until the ‘Davidson Window’ closes. Are we ‘Ready Now’? How about ‘Future Ready’? ⬇️
The ‘Davidson Window’ was a term coined after then USINDOPACOM Commander Admiral Davidson who testified to congress of China’s ambitions to be ready if required for large scale combat operations
Building scale at speed for the sea – is the combat cargo container the future of naval warfare? ⬇️
The War Zone had an interesting article on a medium sized Chinese cargo ship spotted decked out with a potent cargo – 60 vertical launch tubes and what appears to
Many have been quick to relegate certain weapons and equipment to the ranks of the obsolete. But is it time for the mothballs or time to adapt? ⬇️
If you’ve been listening to podcasts about the War in Ukraine, it is impossible to miss the dulcet and slightly accented tones of one Mike Kofman. His War on the
How ready and resilient is our society for war – and indeed large scale disasters? We can’t afford to focus on the soldier and forget the citizen. ⬇️
World War II saw huge disruption and evolution of the Australian economy. Close to a million men (and ~70k women) enlisted during the war of a population of ~ seven
The crucible of conflict is seeing drone warfare evolve with deadly efficiency. Russia’s Rubicon unit is one example of the fight for an innovation edge. ⬇️
After over three years of a large scale war in Ukraine both Russia and Ukraine have mobilised their economies to feed the consumables of combat to their war machines. Drones