defence

Defence Research Institute launched at UNSW Canberra

16 Feb 2018

UNSW Canberra has launched a new Defence Research Institute to deliver world-class research to enhance Australia's security.

If Australia wants to boost defence exports, it should start with its natural strength: cyber security

31 Jan 2018

Australia should play to its strengths to develop and increase exports of its existing expertise in cyber security rather than other military exports, writes Greg Austin.

Leading expert calls for Australian cyber warfare strategy

14 Nov 2017

UNSW Canberra's Professor Greg Austin says that to be prepared for a major war, Australia needs a new cyber military industrial strategy that is independent of the United States.

UNSW joins university-led network providing innovations in defence technology

13 Nov 2017

UNSW has joined six other universities across NSW to undertake collaborative research to help find solutions to some of Australia’s biggest defence technology challenges.

Australians will get first glimpse of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

03 Mar 2017

Despite the hype about its capabilities, there are questions about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's operational readiness, writes Steven L. Jones.

Greens defence policy would expose us

25 May 2016

The Green's position on defence is untainted by an appreciation of the serious threats facing Australia, writes Alan Dupont.

Australia’s submarine superiority: strange strategies and overspending

10 May 2016

How grounded in strategic reality is the Australian government’s decision to purchase 12 new submarines, asks Greg Austin.

We must prepare for the advent of killer robots

21 Apr 2016

Attempts to define and prohibit autonomous weapon systems may hold back weaponry of significant value in improving international security, warns Jai Galliott.

Japan turns to Australia in search for friends

22 Feb 2016

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s call this week for a deeper, closer strategic and defence partnership with Japan is a watershed moment in the bilateral relationship, writes Alan Dupont.

F-35 as useful as a knife in a gun fight

12 Feb 2016

Given the Joint Strike Fighter's litany of delays and technical problems and suggestions its superiority has already been superceded by autonomous aircraft, it would be prudent for Defence to reduce the number it plans to procure, writes Jai Galliott.

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