Australia Prioritizes Ghost Bat, Hypersonics and Lasers

Australia prioritizes Ghost Bat, hypersonics and lasers

Australia has placed autonomous aircraft, hypersonic weapons and high-energy lasers among the six priorities of a new 10-year strategy intended to accelerate emerging technologies into operational military capabilities.  Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles launched the 2026 Defence Innovation, Science and Technology (IS&T) Strategy in Adelaide, describing it as a blueprint to accelerate the delivery of new technology to the…

Australia's defence strategy turns to AI and quantum

The defence innovation, science and tech plan aims to help govt, industry, researchers and unis work together to build future capabilities.

Launch of the 2026 Defence Innovation, Science and Technology Strategy – 16 News

The Albanese Government has today launched the 2026 Defence Innovation, Science and Technology (IS&T) Strategy – a 10-year blueprint to accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions and new technologies for Defence and strengthen Australia’s sovereign industrial base.  In a rapidly evolving strategic environment, the pace of technological change is accelerating and emerging technologies are reshaping the character of warfare. To maintain Austr…

Australia has policy. Where is the strategy?

At The PIE Live Asia Pacific on the Gold Coast, the conversation was dominated by the issues that have consumed Australia’s international education sector for much of the past three years: provider allocations, visa refusals, migration settings, transnational education and whether government rhetoric still matches the reality on the ground. But the prevailing mood, fairly or not, was that international education is being managed tactically rathe…