Australia’s defence strategy now points north, but the nation still lacks the systems required to fight and sustain operations there. Strategic documents have identified northern Australia as the decisive geography for deterrence and denial, yet …
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We should welcome the government’s decision to reform Defence’s approach to capability development and defence delivery. This will give a much-overdue opportunity to increase the focus on the future. While important lessons can be learned …
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 …
In the second week of the escalating conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, Australia on 10 March announced a limited contribution to help under-attack Gulf states detect and shoot down Iranian missiles and …
Australia needs an integrated approach that strengthens cyber and space capabilities and builds a resilient, dispersed posture in the north. This would ensure that in any future scenario the first operational leap projects outward. Northern …