https://www.jbcs.co/media daily 0.75 2019-03-29 https://www.jbcs.co/activities daily 1.0 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548310027869-XCIAP3ZCUSH8BW3URLMX/IMG_5102.jpg Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549694114073-P9TK262YQJRAWJPESQM5/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-02-09%2Bat%2B5.33.09%2Bpm.jpg Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549695859290-2C1RRLW38874FVNPM97H/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+6.27.15+pm.jpg Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549748798797-7VBVQTCCTDWHKSIYS6YV/Slide1.jpeg Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1550557636246-30NA32JKB3W5SPLVHNHU/edited.jpg Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1552363130216-ZCJYRWHS4LX5DW6O1RPK/Slide1.jpeg Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1587256976960-E12615XBR0Q4UQQ405JV/Screen+Shot+2020-04-19+at+10.42.12+am.png Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1623811041717-DVHV47O4JP3DAIDRVIVQ/Screen+Shot+2021-06-16+at+12.11.50+pm.png Activities - Liquid Fuel Security Conference 2020 Presentation to Liquid Fuel Security Conference in October 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1581403443273-B4PEMEE7Z8OGO92AP6L1/Screen+Shot+2020-02-11+at+5.43.30+pm.png Activities - MILCIS 19 - Information Architecture Enabling National Security ADBR TV Interview of John Blackburn and Ian McDonald conducted by John Conway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1574040696539-YIPAPCOOH0L1F5AWPMT7/Screen+Shot+2019-11-18+at+12.31.15+pm.png Activities - Interview with Dr Robbin Laird - The Gray Zone is Not Just an Away Game: We Are In Risk of “Losing Without Fighting” Whilst many Defence writers proclaim the aim of “winning without fighting,” we are much more likely to end up “losing without fighting” if we do not get serious about our supply chain vulnerabilities and related issues. The critical issue that Australians need to consider is what components of critical supply chains are owned or controlled by authoritarian powers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1572923327289-8X584JDEKX6IT50ULOEL/Screen+Shot+2019-11-05+at+2.06.04+pm.png Activities - Maritime Trade Dependencies and Risks - A National Security Issues A vital component of Australia’s ‘infrastructure’ is the system of maritime trade. Australians need to recognise that maritime trade underpins our society, our economy and our energy systems. The framework for our preparedness should be a National Security Strategy. At the heart of a National Security Strategy, should be a Maritime Trade Strategy. Today, in Australia, neither exist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1552893431052-6TZDHIPI74JJ52CWNRXZ/Screen+Shot+2019-03-18+at+6.16.43+pm.png Activities - Energy Security Presentation There is an assumption that “business as usual” will provide for energy security in “peacetime.” However, this ignores the reality that we already operate in a contested space, and “business as usual” is not what it was a decade ago. We are already in conflict with our competitors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549434391112-BE7KA9OUBT860C5VL7P6/Slide1.jpeg Activities - Energy Security - is there a problem? Published in the Australian Defence Magazine, September 2018. Unfortunately the topic of energy has become so politicised, both between the major parties and within the Liberal party, that the national interest has been subsumed by both party and personal interests. The reality is that energy security, like national security, can only be addressed with consistent bipartisan political support. Whilst Australia is endowed with natural resources, energy security risks across several sectors have increased. Despite this, the Government does not seem to think we have a problem. Unfortunately, energy security is about much more than just a more “reliable” and cheaper electricity supply. It is about our security as a nation, it is about protecting our society and our way of life and, as such, it is a very complex issue. There are are significant issues with our energy systems that should concern us all; unfortunately, the analysis of our energy security and resilience is inadequate and the management of energy security has been outsourced to the market. The idea that we are at peace and “business as usual” is the appropriate model where the markets can manage all aspects of our critical infrastructure and supply chains is clearly out of date. Energy security is a vital component of national security and an increased level of Government control / leadership with respect to energy security is warranted. The discussion of these issues is not just for our politicians; it is our collective responsibility to discuss these issues and to tell our politicians what we need to have done and not wait to just complain after our energy systems fail. We need a National Security Strategy that integrates all aspects of national power. An energy security plan should be an integral part of such a strategy. DOWNLOAD THE ENERGY SECURITY ARTICLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1550630047312-T7L2SDA911N0TGEZDD8I/Screen+Shot+2019-02-20+at+12.12.26+pm.png Activities - Australia’s Economic Security: Is there a problem? What is the risk for our National Security and Defence Capability? Published in the Australian Defence Magazine, February 2019. Financial and economic indicators that signal the start of a downturn are evident in advanced economies. Australia is at particular risk with households currently the second most indebted in the world and with a total private sector debt ratio of 205% of GDP. We are facing a serious economic security challenge; however, most Australians (including many of our politicians) do not appear to appreciate that economic security is the foundation of our national security. We cannot rely on past economic performance and assume that we will have the resilience to address the significant economic risks in the decade ahead. Australians need to face an unpleasant reality and take appropriate action. We need a National Security Strategy that integrates all aspects of national power. An economic security plan should be an integral part of such a strategy. Download the Economic Security Article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1599288806180-DI6UFVEJRPS46ACJ5S06/Screen+Shot+2020-09-02+at+11.30.42+am.png Activities - Integrated Information Architecture is a National Security Issue Published in the Australian Defence Magazine November 2019 In our November 2018 ADM article we noted that the current stove-piped model of Defence networks creates bottlenecks for the passage of essential, time-critical information and also constrains the passage of that information to a number of limited bandwidth classified pathways. A national IME would also need to address such bottlenecks … https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1551575351991-0716JNZRABLBCTUX31OG/Screen+Shot+2019-03-03+at+12.08.20+pm.png Activities - The “5th Generation Information Management Environment” – An Australian Defence Force Enabler or a Roadblock? Published in the Australian Defence Magazine, November 2018. The issue faced by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) today is that existing communications and information networks were not “designed” as an integrated system and do not appear to be a good foundation upon which to build the 5th Generation Force the ADF is acquiring. The ADF will need an integrated communications architecture and network, one that is not purely defined by individual projects. There is a need for systems architecture; however, this is not a function that Defence can perform by itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548463546970-CPLBIXJHUHYNWWDXXRRN/Screen+Shot+2019-01-26+at+11.45.16+am.png Activities - The Williams Foundation conducted an Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) study between Sep16 and Feb17 The aim of the study was to explore the challenges of building Australia’s IAMD capability and the implications for the Department of Defence’s integrated force design function. The study was focussed at the Program level of capability. Download the Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548567455990-3QUCO7WK00OY5AHGCPKG/Screen+Shot+2019-01-27+at+4.36.38+pm.png Activities - This Report summarises the findings of a Kokoda Foundation workshop in March 2014 The Report sought to develop an understanding of the progress made on Australia’s Satellite Utilisation Policy, released in April 2013. The workshop was the first time for some years where the Department of Defence, civilian government agencies (including the Department of Industry, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Bureau of Meteorology and Geosciences Australia), commercial organisations and Academia had come together to discuss the major Space policy issues facing Australia. Download the Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548314279792-8RWZVAKE485CF0VO94V7/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+6.16.58+pm.png Activities - Australia’s Liquid Fuel Security Part 1 As the world’s ninth-largest energy producer, Australia has abundant renewable and non-renewable energy resources. Despite these resources, we are heavily dependent on imports of refined petroleum products and crude oil to meet our liquid fuel demand. This import dependency has increased in recent years. The very small consumption stockholdings of oil and liquid fuels in Australia, combined with what appears to be a narrow assessment of our fuel supply chain vulnerabilities, does not provide much confidence that the strategic risks to our fuel supply chain are well understood and mitigated by our nation’s leaders, the business community or the population at large. In essence, we have adopted a “she’ll be right” approach to fuel security, relying on the historical performance of global oil and fuel markets to provide in all cases. Download the Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548314630527-3FCZOGEYGB6UJLLMO5YJ/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+6.23.06+pm.png Activities - Australia’s Liquid Fuel Security Part 2 This second report in the Liquid fuel security series addresses four key questions: 1. How much more serious could the problem get? 2. Why has no action been taken to date? 3. What can we do about it? 4. How can we initiate action on a fuel security plan? Download the Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548314880225-PJ9ZR7352VSVLFKWONQJ/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+6.27.15+pm.png Activities - Benchmarking Australia’s Transport Energy Policies This third report in the Liquid fuel security series benchmarks Australia’s energy security policies against those of other nations and finds Australia out of step with virtually every other comparable country in the world. Australia is the only oil/fuel importing country in the developed world that has none of the following: public owned oil/fuel stocks and/or mandated commercial stock holdings and/or government control or participation in the country’s oil/fuel markets. We alone, amongst all developed oil importing countries, rely completely on commercial market forces for our transport energy security. This is no less perilous than contracting out our Defence Forces or out-sourcing our food supply. Download the Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548568831773-MDQVDCBM6YNKA2F0UL9R/Screen+Shot+2019-01-27+at+4.59.43+pm.png Activities OVERVIEW OF FUEL SECURITY ISSUES PRESENTED TO THE SENATE INQUIRY INTO AUSTRALIA’S TRANSPORT ENERGY RESILEINCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548566646122-2C4458MDY26K99Y3J1IM/Screen+Shot+2019-01-27+at+4.23.41+pm.png Activities - Australian Defence Logistics This report aims to highlight to the wider Defence community the challenges faced by Defence Logisticians and the lack of priority that Defence leaders have placed on Logistics systems in the past. Its fundamental contention is that Defence will need to place greater emphasis on the Defence Logistics function if it is to meet the challenges of a more complex and challenging operating environment in the future. Given the complexity of the Logistics challenge, the report provides a high-level overview of Defence Logistics. Download the Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548566856088-EVD42H62OXKRG96TBZ0C/Screen+Shot+2019-01-27+at+4.26.56+pm.png Activities - Optimising Australia’s Response to the Cyber Challenge The Kokoda Foundation embarked on a study of the cyber challenge faced by Australia for two reasons: First, the government’s identification of cyber security as a national security priority. Second, because of concerns that whilst the actions taken by the government and some segments of industry are highly laudable, the breadth, scale and growth rate of the threat are such that the current cyber security program is simply not sufficient. This report examines the nature of the cyber challenge confronting Australia. It reviews how government, industry and the public are responding to the threat both individually and collectively from both a domestic and international perspective. Download the Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548987433248-M8DZWF72ILHVDI7O6NAS/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-02-01%2Bat%2B1.15.52%2Bpm.jpg Activities - Institute For Integrated Economic Research The key objective of the IIER research is to include all the main aspects that form a "human ecosystem" to integrate relevant information into one larger picture with the aim of creating deeper insight into the economics of our world. The IIER tries to connect resources, geographies, various stakeholders, as well as macro- and microeconomic views into models that are as complete as possible, and which hopefully allow readers to draw more solid conclusions than any partial view would yield. John Blackburn is an Advisory board member of the IIER and the Board Chair of the affiliated IIER-Australia thinktank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548987126218-6XW19F4D9NVDG9PVPNK5/Slide1.jpeg Activities - SLDInfo.com The Second Line of Defense team is a group of globally based analysts and strategists who work closely together in thinking through the nature of the evolving strategic environment and provides regular interviews with key participants in evolving military capabilities based on global reporting. John Blackburn is a contributor to SLDinfo.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548986136914-AMZK3JB5S3ES47WNMEOL/Slide1.jpeg Activities - DEFENSE.info The defense.info team is a group of globally based analysts and strategists who are focused on strategic issues which the mainstream media often simply does not cover, or interprets in terms of legacy thinking and approaches. Our core team of strategic thinkers has provided interactive analyses of the evolving global environment and challenges facing the liberal democracies and their evolving defense and security policies. John Blackburn is a contributor to Defense.info. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548991988323-PHWOJTFTCWD33H68LN8K/Slide1.jpeg Activities - Opérationnels SLDS Opérationnels SLDS is a leading edge French defense magazine. John Blackburn is a member of the Opérationnels Editorial Board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548986417381-9VMX814BF03R31VNDOIS/Slide1.jpeg Activities - Sir Richard Williams Foundation The Sir Richard Williams Foundation is an independent research organisation whose purpose is to promote the development and effective implementation of national security and defence policies as they impact on Australia’s ability to generate air power appropriate to its unique geopolitical environment and values. John Blackburn is a Fellow of the Foundation and a former Deputy Chair of the Foundation Board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548986659405-J45LQB381ES0G2EY4JOH/Slide1.jpeg Activities - The Institute for Regional Security Since its inception in 2005, firstly as the Kokoda Foundation and now as the Institute For Regional Security, it has been at the forefront of the intellectual effort needed to grapple with Australia’s future security challenges. The Institute researches, develops and fosters innovative thinking on future security challenges to Australia and the region, and aims to develop the next generation of advanced strategic thinkers to address these challenges. John Blackburn is a Fellow of the Institute and a former Chair of the Kokoda Foundation Board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549066579471-FP3PGRR2NG1USWAQU5G3/Screen+Shot+2019-02-02+at+11.15.48+am.png Activities - The Royal Society of New South Wales The Society encourages "... studies and investigations in Science, Art, Literature and Philosophy." Throughout its history, the Society has done much to foster local research, particularly in science, through meetings, symposia, publications and international scientific exchange, and has supported and fostered the endeavours of other organizations dedicated to the furtherance of knowledge. John Blackburn is a Fellow of the Society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549748323424-WOSE4XFBGJ2PVMLOKTNK/SETP-Logo.jpg Activities - The Society of Experimental Test Pilots From its beginning on 14 September 1955 when six civilian test pilots met for lunch at a cafe near Edwards Air Force Base on California's high desert, The Society of Experimental Test Pilots has grown into an internationally recognized organization which has made its mark in the aerospace world. The SETP aims to be the recognized world leader in promoting safety, communication and education in the design & flight test of aerospace vehicles and their related systems. It maintains a viable professional and prestigious international society for all test pilots and aerospace corporations. John Blackburn is a Life Member of the Society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1548987768706-VS5UP1XNOURWQBSGBN1R/Screen+Shot+2019-02-01+at+1.22.26+pm.png Activities - Australian Strategic Policy Institute ASPI is an independent, non-partisan think tank that produces expert and timely advice for Australia’s strategic and defence leaders. ASPI generates new ideas for government, allowing them to make better-informed decisions for Australia’s future. ASPI is one of the most authoritative and widely quoted contributors to public discussion of strategic policy issues in Australia and a recognised and authoritative Australian voice in international discussion of strategic issues, especially in the Asia-Pacific. John Blackburn is a former ASPI Council member. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1584329078488-D55BM3A6DSJ8MMQFR781/John_Blackburn_AO_9a82.jpg Activities - Defence and National Security Consultant My consulting company provides strategic analysis, advice and support focussed on the Australian Defence and National Security Market to clients ranging from Defence Primes through to Small to Medium Enterprises. A consistent need has been to provide foreign companies with local knowledge and perspectives … in effect a cultural and organisational translation service. I do not perform any sales or business development functions. I only work on projects that have value for the security of Australia and that are of intellectual interest to me. My ability to provide this service results from extensive Defence and Defence Industry experience as detailed here. Consulting clients have included the NRMA, Australian Department of Defence, Australian Government Departments, aadi Defence Pty Ltd, Accenture, Booz & Co, Cubic Mission Solutions, H2U, Kellogg Brown and Root, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Penten, the NSW State Government, Ocean Software, Symbiotics Ltd and ThoughtWeb Inc. Where necessary, I bring together teams with diverse experience to support a specific client need. Linkedin Profile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1629013602954-CXKIRZH4O93QM3F9NGEQ/Screen+Shot+2021-08-15+at+5.46.18+pm.png Activities - Australia’s Liquid Fuel Insecurity in 2021 too little, too late, and too short-sighted Australian Governments have largely reacted to crises rather than prepare for foreseeable system failures. Over the past decade, concerns regarding potential energy security risks were often minimised by Government Ministers from both sides of politics, as well as by some Government Departments. In September 2020, faced with the impending closure of the last four oil refineries in Australia, the Government finally responded to our fuel insecurity. Sadly, the Minister’s announcement was too little, too late, and too short-sighted as only two of the four refineries agreed to accept the Government’s support plan and to be contracted to remain open until 2027. It may have moved the issue off the agenda for the next Federal election; however, there is no public plan for what will happen with respect to our fuel security after 2027. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549788876827-I2O8PQKR5BRNDSYHYGK1/Screen+Shot+2019-01-27+at+4.26.56+pm.png Activities - My Own Reality Check … My own reality check came about when I teamed with Dr Gary Waters in 2011 to research and write this report on Australia’s Cyber Security. In the process of researching that report we found that few organisations, including our own Defence Force, had conducted a cyber resilience analysis of their supply chains, it was merely assumed. Having by then grasped the scale of our own cyber vulnerabilites, we realised that all essential supply chains were at risk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549779161989-DYCE8LNDKELESZXRQNLI/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+6.16.58+pm.png Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549779184507-83051J5O7KUX5GNJNRUP/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+6.23.06+pm.png Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549779211744-E5X6R8EW5508Q084B4A0/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+6.27.15+pm.png Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549789006108-TSEHO1Z1D3T8G2E7OFPA/Screen+Shot+2019-01-27+at+4.23.41+pm.png Activities - Defence Logistics Report Gary and I then went on to study and write this report on Defence Logistics in 2014. That process did not reassure us either; we concluded that the global nature of supply chains combined with efficiency changes had led to increased systemic risk and reduced resilience in some cases. We recommended that Defence needed to take a fresh look at Enterprise risk assessment and the changing nature of logistics support. The systemic risk example we include in our report is shown below. We still await a response …both from Defence and the Government. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549778265696-JBOJ5WRAL7KW1PI0L8PF/Screen+Shot+2019-02-10+at+4.57.15+pm.png Activities A SYSTEMIC RISK EXAMPLE CONTAINED IN THE DEFENCE LOGISTICS REPORT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549789617935-81TKVVPHSFZH7PBNDJAM/Screen+Shot+2019-02-10+at+8.06.32+pm.png Activities - Senate Inquiry into “Australia's transport energy resilience and sustainability” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549789263739-EVP4NK81J7LP84B08L6J/image-asset.jpeg Activities - The promised 2015 National Energy Security Assessment … was still not delivered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549789884195-6OYQ8YKUCFRSJ2HUUV3C/Screen+Shot+2019-02-10+at+8.11.01+pm.png Activities - In March 2018, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security published an Advisory report on the Security of Critical Infrastructure Bill 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549834698954-UY1J6C185OCH925T8KUV/Screen+Shot+2019-02-11+at+8.37.55+am.png Activities - ABC News Article Jan 19 ABC NEWS 23 JAN 19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1568601043396-AU2P4HI8ZM0MI7KLFU8E/Screen+Shot+2019-09-16+at+12.29.20+pm.png Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1623809549066-TBX7J5VPJ6BJ0GG7HO2U/Screen+Shot+2021-06-16+at+12.11.50+pm.png Activities - Australia’s Liquid Fuel Security Presentation to the Liquid Fuel Security Conference - 27 October 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549835530725-DSQSVDC6TXI8S12YDG11/Screen+Shot+2019-02-11+at+8.51.42+am.png Activities OVERVIEW CONTAINED IN MY ENERGY SECURITY PRESENTATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1549835725138-E5KDU4S18KMVBMO23NIQ/Screen+Shot+2019-02-11+at+8.54.49+am.png Activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1550554384707-0C1V5E2YIRIUSXA5DQFD/Slide1.jpeg Activities - Australia does not have a National Security Strategy We had one in 2013 … but it has since faded from view to be replaced by stovepiped, reactive, security policies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/83e09abb-5ad6-49f8-970c-66aaaa6c91e3/Screenshot+2025-12-30+at+15.31.43.png Activities In a discussion with Dr Carl Rhodes and Dr Christine Leah, I discuss the sobering reality for Australia’s Defence posture. I conclude that the easiest way to undermine Australia isn’t through military force, it’s through vulnerabilities in infrastructure, cyber systems, foreign ownership of critical assets, and lack of sovereign shipping for fuel and supplies. Deterrence isn’t just about platforms; it’s about controlling the levers of survival. Energy security, supply chain sovereignty, and infrastructure resilience matter as much as submarines and fighter jets. We discuss what steps we could take to ensure true resilience in an era of strategic competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/1e5813ec-dc81-45ca-9599-ecc97e816b03/06321923-4bf6-469d-89a5-356df2b94c49_1100x1100.webp Activities - Make it stand out AI Image https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/b85a129c-6d90-49d6-825a-e40ecb4e2973/Screenshot+2023-05-28+at+11.57.25.png Activities - Presentation to the 2022 Air and Space Symposium - National Resilience and Innovation in Australia The 2022 Air and Space Power Conference explored resilient and innovative approaches to achieve national and regional advantage in air and space power. The conference provided an opportunity for the military and national security communities to explore different elements of national, industry, military and societal resilience, and to understand the resulting threats and emerging opportunities to air and space power’s ability to shape, deter, and respond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/3d5f82c4-079d-475a-bb00-12c9ebfd1abc/Screenshot+2023-05-28+at+12.38.21.png Activities - Presentation to the 2018 RAAF Airpower Conference - Energy Security There is an assumption that “business as usual” will provide for energy security in “peacetime.” However, this ignores the reality that we already operate in a contested space, and “business as usual” is not what it was a decade ago. We are already in conflict with our competitors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/e22aef65-0058-410d-baef-4d2b823acf34/Screenshot+2023-05-17+at+16.42.31.png Activities - The Williams Foundation conducted an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) study between Sep16 and Feb17 The aim of the study was to explore the challenges of building Australia’s IAMD capability and the implications for the Department of Defence’s integrated force design function. The study was focussed at the Program level of capability.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/08616b15-7867-4bc1-8780-fef68b11e0cf/Screenshot+2023-05-17+at+17.02.41.png Activities - Integrated Information Architecture is a National Security Issue Published in the Australian Defence Magazine November 2019 In our November 2018 ADM article we noted that the current stove-piped model of Defence networks creates bottlenecks for the passage of essential, time-critical information and also constrains the passage of that information to a number of limited bandwidth classified pathways. A national IME would also need to address such bottlenecks … https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c47ff0829711455c3987d68/b0608ac1-21ac-45ba-8d65-f79382ce04f2/Screenshot+2023-05-17+at+17.04.50.png Activities - The “5th Generation Information Management Environment” – An Australian Defence Force Enabler or a Roadblock? Published in the Australian Defence Magazine, November 2018. The issue faced by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) today is that existing communications and information networks were not “designed” as an integrated system and do not appear to be a good foundation upon which to build the 5th Generation Force the ADF is acquiring. The ADF will need an integrated communications architecture and network, one that is not purely defined by individual projects. 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