How ready for war is Australia? Not just our military – our industry, our governments & our society? ⬇️
We are going to kick off a series of posts focused on mobilisation and scaling. We can no longer afford to just focus on the military, but need to consider
Ukraine is showing the free world how to innovate and sustain the fight in a long war. Our ‘peacetime procurement’ approach needs to catch up… ⬇️
It isn’t just the level of innovation that Ukraine has achieved to sustain its fierce resistance against Russia’s invasion, it is the way it has leveraged start up culture to
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
For once AUKUS is not dominating discussion about nuclear powered submarines… ⬇️
This week on the sidelines of APEC news broke that the US President has granted approval for South Korea to build nuclear powered submarines in the United States. Korean prime
Do we have the equivalent of Anduril’s ‘China 27’ policy? Are we stocking up on the machine tools we need for War? ⬇️
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey was recently on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and in amongst several hours of chat, there were a few golden nuggets from a 33 year old self made
There are no conventional silver bullets. The adaption cycle means what works today may not work tomorrow. Take the Tomahawk missile… ⬇️
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has an interesting article on the dilemma for the United States when it comes to providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. There is no doubt that
Australia’s Strategic Deficit: Steve Baxter’s Warning
Former soldier and entrepreneur Steve Baxter has issued a blunt warning: Australia is not prepared for major conflict. His concern is not only the size of the defence budget, but
As nations race to restock their fleets and platforms emerge with ever deeper magazines, is the age of the arsenal ship finally dawning?
For some time, maritime strategists have toyed with a novel concept – a lightly crewed or even autonomous ship stocked to the gills with vertical launch missile systems. Known as
In the next large war we face, being able to manufacture at mass will be a key combat advantage. Scale, not sophistication should be our aim. ⬇️
As the Cold War ended and the West fought ‘scheduled wars’ against irregular forces in the Middle East, our Defence Industrial base devolved. Mass gave way to artisan assembly lines,
The modern battlefield is evolving rapidly. New dimensions of warfare are emerging – but there also constants in the character of war. ⬇️
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has an excellent series of articles focusing on War and the Modern Battlefield, synthesising lessons of the war in Ukraine and conflicts in