Slowly, but surely the ghosts are stirring. Australia’s embrace of autonomous systems is critical – these offset capabilities can’t come soon enough.⬇️
This week, we’ve seen Australia’s Ghosts – Anduril’s Ghost Shark and Boeing’s Ghost Bat gain international attention. Firstly, the Australian government has signed off on procuring dozens of Anduril’s Ghost
Long war features the battle for the tactical edge, with the adaption race ascendent. But the ability to sustain and scale will decide the outcome. ⬇️
Beaten Zone Venture Partners advisor Mick Ryan had an excellent article earlier this year in Foreign Affairs magazine on why the war in Ukraine has ground to stalemate – an
Integrated Air and Missile Defence remains a key capability that Australia doesn’t yet employ. Is it time to commission a ‘Down Under’ Dome? ⬇️
Breaking Defense this week reported on Turkey’s new Steel Dome, a domestically designed and manufactured integrated Air and Missile Defence system. This system of systems will seek to defend Turkey
It is time for action and outcomes, not more ‘announceables’ and word salads
There is a lot of frustration in the Defence community right now. It is time for action and outcomes, not more ‘announceables’ and word salads. ⬇️ Reality Bites: Senate Estimates
Can you build a nation’s preparedness and resilience for conflict by ignoring it? ⬇️
“We live in uncertain times. Armed conflicts are currently being waged in our corner of the world. Terrorism, cyber attacks, and disinformation campaigns are being used to undermine and influence
Is the US–Australian Alliance ready to fight the next war? ⬇️
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has released a research project that examines whether our Alliance is future ready that we’ll post in the comments. ‘Alliance Future: Rewiring Australia and the
Are we falling foul to regency bias when it comes to preparing for the next war? ⬇️
The Lowy Institute ran a recent event with The Economist’s defence editor, Shashank Joshi and covered issues including the Ukraine war, the Middle East, China’s nuclear ambitions, tensions between China
“Trump hates free riders on US Military spending and US Military power.” ⬇️
The team over at Strategic Analysis Australia (SAA) have been doing some great work providing policy options and informing the public debate on Defence and National Security. In his latest
Trump 2.0 will ‘go live’ in a geopolitical context where war is raging
Australia spends ~2% of GDP on Defence. The USA spends 3.5%. That’s quite the favourable deal we’re getting via the US taxpayer ⬇️ The US people have spoken and last
Empty Bins in a Wartime Environment
It is an open secret that the West doesn’t have the munitions for the mission of deterrence. While some work is underway to fix the problem, much more needs to