Steve Baxter on the Karl Stefanovic Show
In a powerful and unfiltered conversation on The Karl Stefanoic Show, Beaten Zone Venture Partners Founder and former Australian Army solider Steve Baxter delivers a stark assessment of modern warfare
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
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
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