Episode 154

Podcast: Asia Pacific Defence Reporter · APDR

Opublikowano: 2026-09-22

We begin with another Defence procurement farce. Two years ago Defence abandoned a project called JP 9102 for geostationary military communications satellites with Minister Richard Marles explaining that they were too vulnerable and of insufficient capability. In an extraordinary development, Defence has just issued a tender for a satellite very similar to the one they cancelled. The problem is that we have missed at least 3 years acquiring a vital capability - and Australian industry lost more than $300 million because of the ineptitude of Defence. The Middle East continues to unravel with Donald Trump now seeking to blame...