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Blog: The Strategist
The nuclear-powered, conventionally armed submarines to be built under the AUKUS agreement are on track to be the world's most advanced fighting machines, says Australian Submarine Agency Director-General Jonathan Mead. 'They'll have greater firepower, a ...
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For chief defence scientist Tanya Monro, the concept of 'minimum viable capability' is critical to shifting Australia's thinking on how to get cutting edge technologies into the hands of military personnel fast enough to give ...
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While helping negotiate the AUKUS agreement with the United States and Britain as defence minister in 2021, Peter Dutton regarded claims that Australia acquiring nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) would contribute to a regional arms race as ...
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On the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of his country, Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko has delivered a blunt and heartfelt message to Australia—Ukraine is fighting our war. And it needs more help from Australia and like ...
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Over decades, a truism has matured that modern technology, surveillance systems and weapons have evolved to the point where surface warships will not survive in a high intensity conflict. So, given the major increase in ...
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Originally published on 26 October 2023. A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail early warning aircraft will use its highly effective radar system to search for missiles launched from hundreds of kilometers inside Russia and ...
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Originally published on 7 November 2023. In September 2014, a RAAF E-7A Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft arrived in the Middle East to join the war against the Islamic State terror group. Soon after ...
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Successive attempts to reform the Australian Defence establishment over the past century have done little to improve processes, says former defence minister Linda Reynolds. 'They're a bit like herds of elephants sweeping across Defence and ...
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In September 2014, a RAAF E-7A Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft arrived in the Middle East to join the war against the Islamic State terror group. Soon after its crew set off on a ...
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A year after being appointed chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond admits to frustration when he's asked why Australia needs a potent navy. 'I wish that we were in a different ...
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A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail early warning aircraft will use its highly effective radar system to search for missiles launched from hundreds of kilometers inside Russia and Belarus as it watches over Ukraine's ...
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Christopher Pyne remembers well his dismay at the closure of the car industry in South Australia and his fear that it would have a serious impact on the nation's skills base. 'I thought to myself, ...
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Former Australian defence minister Christoper Pyne has compared the experience of dealing with US President Donald Trump's administration to watching the supernatural horror film The Conjuring. In the frankest assessment yet by an Australian cabinet ...
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Australia's most senior military officer has warned that the nation faces complex and interwoven threats including high-end military capabilities, economic coercion, climate change and AI-driven dangers to democracy in a post-truth world. In his address ...
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Kevin Andrews remembers well his concern when, as defence minister, he was briefed on developments that signalled a major turning point in Australia's relationship with China. When Xi Jinping stood on the White House lawn ...