This paper argues that urgent reform of the defence sector is needed in order for the Australian Defence Force to meet the challenges of a deteriorating strategic environment. It calls for reform of Defence's procurement systems to reduce Australia's dependence on large, foreign-owned contractors and invest in a more varied, local and responsive supply chain.

A public statement of intent for the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance enterprise, setting out objectives, initiatives, resources and operating principles. The plan asserts industrial and supply resilience should be a key part of Australia’s defence plan, increasing strategic sovereignty while delivering economic and employment benefits.

This document seeks Cabinet agreement on New Zealand's policy position on autonomous weapons systems.

This SIPRI fact sheet describes the trends in international arms transfers that are revealed by the new data. It lists the main suppliers and recipients for the period 2012–16 and describes the changes in regional trends. The volume of international transfers of major weapons has grown continuously since 2004 and increased by 8.4 per cent...