Sharp focus is a game changer
Covid cleared the way for a clarity of mission in terms of security
Defence
Family firm takes on the big guns
From relative obsucrity a decade ago, family-owned business NIOA now plays an important – and growing – role on the defence scene.
Getting the missile mix right
What types of missiles must be prioritised for local production to meet the needs of the ADF and to open up new markets for export?
Developing homegrown weapons frustrated by abundance of choice
Defence self-reliance is critical to reducing our strategic vulnerability in terms of war, but where should we begin?
Australia was once a world-class guided weapons producer
The current push for a Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise is seeking to recreate an industry that existed in Australia after World War II.
Can ADF fight hemispheric war?
The government’s decision to accelerate the creation of a $1bn Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise is a timely step in the face of a more adverse strategic outlook.
Pros and cons of weapon stockpiles
The ability to manufacture weapons here could mean that Australia will have a “secure pipeline of critical munitions as needed”.
Missile enterprise starting to take shape
After announcing that Australia would develop a guided weapons manufacturing capability, the government was silent on which weapons the enterprise was to produce.
What it takes to develop weapons build capability
Covid has delivered a sobering reminder that global supply chains can suddenly become essential to have in-country.
Navigating the new strategic world order
We need a hard and unsentimental look at the consequences of an Indo-Pacific strategic fault-line that has morphed into a chasm.
Skilling Queensland’s defence industry
Programs in Queensland include shipbuilding sustainment in the north and aerospace and armoured vehicles manufacturing in the southeast.
Joint R&D with US is a ‘game changer’
Candidates for the expected closer R&D co-operation with the US include space, hypersonic flight, guided weapons and autonomous systems.
Nuclear subs a game changer for Australia
Nuclear-powered submarines will hold potential adversaries at risk.
How to protect our missile supply chains
With the government planning to spend upwards of $100bn on guided weapons in the next two decades, what’s the big picture?
Raytheon to play a bigger role in guided weapons
Raytheon’s Michael Ward says guided weapons are critical to Australia’s military capability.
Sights on long-range precision strikes
The government plans to include longer-range strikes because new weapons in the region ‘have increased range, speed, precision and lethality’.
CEO has the smarts to guide missile project
Nova System’s Jim McDowell is turning his attention to a sovereign guided-missile enterprise.
Swarms of armed drones in future wars
While Australia remains preoccupied with a possible conflict of massed conventional forces, some conflicts involve use of small, relatively cheap aerial systems.
Thales rockets into guided weapons ring
Thales Australia has declared interest in the $100bn sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise.
Australia on track for own military satellites
A key ingredient for strategic self-reliance is sovereign communications and the race is on to have a new satellite capability later this decade.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/special-reports/defence/page/14