Gordon Arthur
Managing the Cost of Australia’s Defence
Australian defence budget is at a record high, but how that money will be spent, and on what, still provides challenges.
Australia announced its 2024/25...
China’s PLA Reshapes to Deliver ‘Intelligentisation’
To achieve a world-class military, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is pursuing the three parallel pillars of ‘mechanisation, informatisation and intelligentisation’. The latter gained...
Sourcing the Best Small Arms From Near and Far
Regional domestic small arms manufacturers are competing well against their global rivals.
With large armies to equip, the Asia-Pacific region offers a major market for...
Can Australian Naval Planning Create Order From Disarray?
Australia increasingly favours the issuance of major defence policy documents, but whether they improve military readiness is questionable. Defence white papers were issued in...
Parliament of Innovaero OWLs grows in Australia
Loitering munitions featured prominently at the Land Forces 2024 exhibition. One Australian company operating in this realm is Innovaero, of which BAE Systems holds...
Australia expects first HIMARS deliveries in early 2025
Lockheed Martin confirmed the first batch of M142 HIMARS rocket launchers will land in Australia in the first quarter of 2025, ahead of schedule....
Australia’s Currawong I-BTN achieves FOC
Boeing Defence Australia announced on 9 September, just two days before Land Forces 2024 opened its doors, that the Project Currawong integrated battlefield telecommunications...
Supacat debuts Medium Utility Vehicle
Supacat, which has a major footprint in Australia, publicly displayed its new Medium Utility Vehicle (MUV) platform at Land Forces 2024. On display was...
Australia lodges order for DAGOR light tactical vehicles
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is buying DAGOR 4x4 light tactical vehicles from Polaris, according to a 9 September company announcement. The contract is...
Anduril launches cruise missile at lightning speed
Anduril, which has earned a reputation for rapidly developing innovative defence equipment, announced its new family of Barracuda cruise missiles at Land Forces 2024.
According...
