The unprecedented focus on Australia’s defence industry during the current federal election campaign has highlighted the role the industry can play in developing sovereign capability and industrial self-reliance in key areas of defence procurement. In …
Articles by: "Michael Ward"
One of the key themes that resonated with many of those present at last week’s Australian Defence Magazine Congress was the evolving partnership between Defence and industry, and industry’s role as a fundamental input into …
It’s a very interesting time to be rethinking national defence policy and strategy in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, particularly as we see tensions in the South China Sea so close to the sea lanes upon which our …
There has been considerable public debate about Australia’s future submarine program with much of the focus being centred on whether submarines should be produced locally or procured offshore. But surprisingly little of the debate has …