Bryan Clark

For more than 80 years, Australia has relied upon its isolation and peaceful relations to protect its interests. But technology proliferation and a multipolar environment have created conditions that encourage revisionist governments to use military force in pursuit of territory and influence. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) therefore needs to be able to defend the homeland again.

Against all odds, Ukraine is still standing almost two and a half years after Russia’s massive 2022 invasion. Of course, hundreds of billions of dollars in Western support as well as Russian errors have helped immensely, but it would be a mistake to overlook Ukraine’s creative use of new technologies, particularly drones. While uncrewed aerial vehicles have grabbed most of the attention, it is naval drones that could be the key to bringing Russian president Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.

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