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More than Innovation: Australia Needs Fast, Low-Cost Defence Production

David Goodrich
19 December 2024
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Australia must focus on scaling affordable, innovative defence production to meet modern warfare's demands, prioritising agile manufacturing processes, autonomy, and rapid scalability over legacy approaches delivering expensive, bespoke systems.
READ: More than Innovation: Australia Needs Fast, Low-Cost Defence Production

References

  • The Strategist (Australian Strategic Policy Institute: ASPI): High factual reporting 
  • COLLECTIONS/The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE GUIDELINES LEARNING OUTCOMES ETC)
 

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