Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles and loitering munitions are increasingly being used in the suppression/destruction of enemy air defence battle. Air launched anti-radiation missiles with a loitering capability were deployed by the…

The Defence Strategic Review’s recommendations for Australian air power should be a viewed as an endorsement of Australia’s air arm, rather than cause for concern. The recommendations were sensible but…

A round of debate about Australia acquiring the USAF’s new B-21 Raider has followed the stealthy aircraft’s public unveiling in early December. Whether in support or opposition, the discussion has…

Access, basing, and overflight (ABO) is an emerging risk to Australia’s sovereign military response options. In essence, the risk is needing someone else’s permission to do what you want to…

Although very much evolving from allied efforts to stymie the power of Luftwaffe (German Air Force) air defences during the Second World War, the SEAD mission came of age during…

Times are tough and money is tight. “The pursuit of value for money [is] imperative” for the Government and the Defence Strategic Review led by Professor Stephen Smith and Sir…

At the start of the Russian invasion of the Ukraine it was widely expected the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) would commence a systematic demolition of Ukrainian air defence, command and…

By Dougal Robertson and Chris McInnes If the Defence Minister wants “greater projection, greater lethality, [and] greater ability to engage in area denial” the fastest way to get there is…

HENSOLDT Australia has unveiled a new mount for the University of Tasmania’s 50cm optical telescope located at Greenhill Observatory in Hobart. Provided by HENSOLDT Australia as part of the company’s…

Australia should expand its air force as an immediate response to deteriorating circumstances. The Air Force’s air power offers the fastest and most flexible way to secure vital access to air and sea lanes, and give Australia options, in peace and war. Air power is on the beat right now providing constabulary support to that access through the rules-based order. Beijing’s responses show it is working.

Air Defence in Focus: BAD BEHAVIOUR

Information on the PLA Navy’s electronic warfare posture is slowly emerging in the public domain On 5th April, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) defence thinktank hosted its annual Sea…

The Russian Army’s use of electronic warfare during the first phase of the Ukraine War appeared underwhelming Early on 24 February the Russian Armed forces began their invasion of Ukraine,…

As the prevailing geo-strategic circumstances continue to deteriorate at an alarming rate, and the 4th Industrial Revolution accelerates the global proliferation of advanced technology, how can air forces further develop a competitive advantage through more effective training?

The March-April 2022 and final issue of Australian Defence Business Review is now online. Yes, the FINAL issue. The market is changing, so Australian Defence Business Review is changing with it. Going forward, the…

Radar Intelligence in the Falklands War

Australia’s capability to conduct offensive and defensive cyber operations will vastly increase with a near $10 billion increase in funding to the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) over the next decade.…

The January-February 2022 issue of Australian Defence Business Review is now online. In this issue we cover the following news and features: The bids are in for the Project JP9102…

The Australian Defence Force and its allies have affirmed their commitment to orderly and responsible behaviour in space. In the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Vision 2031 statement released on 23…

Lessons from the bombing of Darwin 80 years ago The attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 has been re-lived through every medium, from the humble written word to…