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Australia should look to commercial providers for fast defence and deployable capability - defenceconnect.com.au
Why it matters
The article advocates leveraging commercial defence providers to accelerate Australian deployable capability and fill capability gaps faster than traditional military procurement. This approach could improve Industrial Base (Pillar 3) resilience and speed Maritime Defence (Pillar 6) response times, supporting faster force modernisation without disrupting core AUKUS commitments.
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