Isolated Australia under the new world disorder

Fighter aircraft are now too slow, drones are a tactical weapon, useful in tactical situations and surveillance. War is now fought by missiles. Countries need plenty of them, as they play a major role in weakening air defences of adversaries.

Short-range missiles are used to takedown aircraft and shipping. Medium to long range ballistic missiles are the important strategic weapons of today. The new generation of hypersonic missiles with potent non-nuclear payloads are almost as damaging as small nuclear bombs, but without the radiation fallout. The Russian Oreshnik missile has become a massive deterrent in Europe.

That what Australia needs and can afford, indigenously developed and supported by surveillance and tactical drones. Australia’s navy and air force should be concerned with coastal issues and the continental shelf around Australia.

Such an approach would benefit Australia more than the AUKUS commitment.

Australia has a background in rocket research since the 1960s and there is a private Australian company about to launch an orbital rocket in the near future. Based upon today’s changes in geo-political-techno environment, its time for Australia to review where it must go with defence. Australia may need to make a radical departure from its existing track.