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
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
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
In the skies of the middle east we are seeing the opening salvos of war in an era of ubiquitous long range strike. ⬇️
Escalating to War between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran There is a serious risk of all-out war between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran. According to new CSIS analysis, both the scale and
Let’s Talk Missiles
We need to talk about missiles ⬇️ The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) ran a series of war games based on a major conflict between China and the
“An industrially developed nation cannot be disarmed”
A.E. Leighton was a different sort of public servant. After starting his career in 1903 in the Indian Department of Military Supply, he joined the Australian Arsenal and rose through
The battle of AI against AI
Are we entering an era where battles are fought by AI against AI? The future of warfare AI driven battles and unmanned systems Enjoy the videos and music you love,
Winning the economics of battle becomes just as important as winning the battle itself.
A future ready Army will need to utilise its arsenal judiciously – cost efficiency will be just as important as neutralising a selected target. Forbes published an intriguing op-ed late