The Future Defence Estate Audit, released in February, should be considered the beginning of the decision-making process on divestment, not its endpoint. Proposed divestment sites should be assessed through a transparent framework that weighs strategic, …
Australia may not lose most public accountability for Defence acquisition spending after all. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has quietly begun work on what looks very much like a replacement for the discontinued Major …
The main mechanism by which Defence is held accountable to the public for management of its A$20-billion-per-year capability acquisition program has ended. In a press release on 6 March, the Parliamentary Joint Committee of Public …
Defence spent $8.3 billion on sustaining its equipment in 2016–17, compared with $9.3 billion on new capital equipment. But most of the words written on defence procurement (including mine) are about acquisition projects. Thankfully the …
We’re excited to launch a new weekly update, Flight Path, that’ll chart the major developments and debates in airpower and space technology. Opening this week’s post is news on the F-35. On 27 January, RAAF Squadron …
