Australia needs to revisit its defence industrial base strategy. The country’s military industry should be reshaped to offer serious value to the United States and in doing so improve Australia’s own self-reliance.

Multimillion-dollar military contracts have been awarded to Australian universities in 2025 and early 2026, taking the total to more than $200 million since late 2024. This underscores the further integration of higher education into the military ...

An Australian Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk prepares to take off from Holsworthy Barracks, New South Wales, in February 2024. (Commonwealth of Australia) The Australian Army's Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks have achieved initial operating capability (IOC), the ...

The Coalition has vowed to dramatically increase Australia’s spending on defence by $21bn over the next five years, having accused Labor of leaving the nation “less safe and less secure”. The Opposition will on Wednesday commit to raising defence ...