Beaten Zone Ventures Backs Arkeus in AU$5 million Raise to Supercharge Australia’s Defence AI
Australia’s defence future is being built today, and Arkeus is leading the charge. Beaten Zone Ventures is proud to back Arkeus in its latest AU$5 million funding round, helping
After three years of the devastating war in Ukraine what lessons has the West learned? ⬇️
IM—1776 magazine has a thought provoking op-ed on three key lessons from the Ukraine War that is well worth a read: “Wars are easy to start but often difficult to
Poland, with a population of 38 million, is planning for an Army of 500,000. Now that’s future ready! ⬇️
Many of you would already be watching the Poles build the largest Land Force in Europe with interest. Poland is now spending 4.7% of GDP on Defence with plans to
Hard power is projected with energy and infrastructure. Critical infrastructure needs to be urgently hardened and energy supply assured. ⬇️
The Institute of Public Affairs and Strategic Analysis Australia have released the latest paper in their excellent ‘The Defence of Australia’ series. Paper 5 focuses fixing Defence Infrastructure and Energy
Defence Industry had a ‘last supper’ after Cold War I. Now Palantir’s CTO is calling for a ‘first breakfast’ to respond to Cold War II ⬇️
In the heady days following the fall of the Soviet Union, the then Defense Secretary William Perry gathered the executives of US Defence companies together for dinner. At this ‘Last
How much longer can Australia’s strategic dissonance last? ⬇️
This week China sent several frigates through the Tasman sea and causing much consternation in the mainstream media (for the moment). Australia appears to have little time to dwell on
Are you feeling Luckey? How about ~ 4 hours worth of Luckey? ⬇️
If haven’t already invested four hours of your life listening to Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey on the Shawn Ryan Show – you’ll thank us later. One moment that caught
It is clear that the Trump administration expects much more from allies and partners in Europe – is the Indo Pacific next? ⬇️
Vice President JD Vance wasn’t the only US official causing waves in Europe recently as Trump 2.0 resets the state of play in global affairs. The BBC has described Defence
A forensic analysis of Russian weaponry has revealed that up 64% of parts are supplied from one country: the United States of America. ⬇️
Foreign Policy has produced some insightful analysis of the Defence supply chains feeding the Russian war machine. It also highlights that the expected ability to choke off Russia through sanctions
In the next large scale combat operation our forces will face relentless targeting with Electronic Warfare measures. Are we ready? ⬇️
“When Excalibur precision artillery rounds were first deployed in Ukraine, they hit their intended target 70% of the time, with misreported coordinates by those calling for fire largely responsible for
Beaten Zone Venture Partners Announces First Capital Call Following Successful Fund Close
Press Release, For Immediate Release Brisbane, Thursday FEBRUARY 6, 2025 Brisbane, Australia – Beaten Zone Venture Partners (BZV), Australia’s specialist Defence technology venture capital firm, today announces its first capital call
It is no surprise that Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary wasn’t the usual National Security insider we’ve seen in recent times ⬇️
Pete Hegseth has been labeled as an unconventional pick given Defense Secretaries are usually Washington insiders or star rank generals in recent times. While he’s a US Army National Guard
Being Surprised by an adversary is one of the most enduring elements of warfare
Beaten Zone Venture Partners advisor Mick Ryan’s 2022 ‘War Transformed’ examined the war in the new era of great power rivalry unfolding in the 21st century: “In this new era,
North Korea is sending more troops and equipment to aid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ⬇️
The War Zone has a great update on Ukraine intelligence reporting on North Korea sending significant amounts of additional self propelled and rocket artillery units. While the hermit kingdom can
We need to design a way of war that integrates the small, the smart and the many with existing high end platforms and equipment ⬇️
Center for a New American Security (CNAS) has a succinct report looing at immediate actions to improve the U.S. military, deter China and regain momentum in military power in the
There are few catalysts for innovation as powerful as War ⬇️
The first proxy War of Cold War II has hastened the evolution of warfare. Both Ukraine and Russia have mobilised all aspects of the state to raise and sustain military
How resilient is Australia should disaster or war disrupt our sea lanes? A war game has revealed the challenge we could face ⬇️
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is reporting on Exercise Catalyst, a scenario based war game the National Oil Supplies Emergency Committee conducted in 2019. Even with subsequent action taken to build
Access to the key commodities have long been reasons for competition and conflict. Spices, oil and now… semiconductor microchips. ⬇️
You may have heard of Nvidia, the Chips Act and that Taiwan is heavily involved in chip manufacturing. If not, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has a quick primer to
Just before Christmas the US Defense Department released the annual assessment of Chinese military power ⬇️
“In 2023, the PRC continued its efforts to form the PLA into an increasingly capable instrument of national power. Throughout the year, the PLA adopted more coercive actions in the
The West needs to be ready for modern war – masses of drones and a battlespace saturated with electronic warfare ⬇️
WIRED has an insightful article on the Invisible Russia-Ukraine Battlefield that we’ll post in the comments. This is a good read about the fight to attain and retain the innovation