Australia is enhancing regional maritime security for Pacific Island nations through the Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP): a package of capability-building, infrastructure development, sustainment, training, and co-ordination activities.
A credible warfighting capability only exists when backed by industrial capability and capacity. One could assume politicians, bureaucrats and ADF leaders don’t understand either the role of industry in defence policy, or of Australian industry in the broad.
Space is not a serene sanctuary, it is an operational domain in its own right, which is contested as a result of the growing threat of Chinese and Russian anti-satellite (ASAT) capabilities
The recent Defence Strategic Review calls for the army to be ‘transformed and optimised for littoral manoeuvre’. One of the key priorities mentioned is a long-range fires capability, including land-based maritime strike.
Aside from being the largest in its 43-year history, Exercise Pitch Black 2024 was significant for highlighting the growing strategic focus on stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
The Integrated Investment Program, announced by the federal government in August, is set to boost Defence spending by a staggering $330bn over the next decade. This is no small feat, and it’s clear that infrastructure is a major focus of the program.
In an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific, Australia’s role in maintaining regional security is critical.
Lockheed Martin Australia aims to deliver the core of the ADF’s Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS), in a rapid-fire, nine-month drumbeat of capability ‘drops’ in Project AIR6500.
Now the Royal Australian Navy has disclosed its plans to acquire two new classes of nuclear-powered submarines, all the dots are finally on the page.
No longer confined to surveillance or reconnaissance, drones are transforming modern warfare and Australia needs to be prepared.
Traditional methods of simulating and comprehending complex systems are often insufficient in the connection between human population behaviours and physical infrastructure.
Australia needs ‘clever’ defence systems and equipment to protect the nation’s interests across a huge landmass and expanse of ocean, says Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro.
Our security environment is becoming more volatile and the need for collaboration between universities, industry and government is stronger than ever.
R&D that’s relevant now is important, but so is the basic work that may lead to breakthrough capabilities down the track
As Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour prepares to depart Australian waters, Defence Minister Richard Marles has revealed he’s in discussions to have an international aircraft carrier visit the Top End.
Upskilling and growing our workforce to support the delivery of the nation’s inaugural nuclear-powered submarines is one of Australia’s biggest challenges.
In an era of rapidly evolving global security challenges, the importance of a sovereign defence capability for Australia has never been more critical.
The nuclear-powered AUKUS submarines are on track to be the world’s boldest, most powerful war machines, says program chief Vice-Admiral Jonathan Mead.
The 2024 National Defence Strategy (NDS) is permeated by underthink and overreach.
It is hard to argue that delivering at the speed of relevance must be one of the key lessons that should be taken from the awful situation in Eastern Europe.
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