Very happy about the Australian production of the Ghost Bat. It's a shame our aviation industry was curtailed back in the day. Nice to see it making a comeback.

Anthony Blinkens performance last week of Neil Youngs (anti U.S.) ''Rockin' in the Free World'' in Kiev was a new low in Western Statesmanship! Are there any Adults still in the room? Peace.

Bravo, Ted! & thank you RUSI. Superb, punchy talk delivered with a refreshing alacrity. It was my uncle, Jim, who was Tom (Senior) Blamey's driver and the man who he entrusted and gave the task of extracting your father, Captain Tom (Junior) from the frontline in Greece for the Catalina seat. This was a task uncle Jim always spoke of with pride in our family, and when as a kid I quizzed him about his service. I had no idea whatsoever, until very recently, of any wider discussion of this event. I presume Jim was also the bloke who drove Tom to select the evac beaches as you described and as they both arrived in Gaza at the same time may possibly have been the driver who accompanied Tom on the epic 800 click trips early in his ME command you described. It'd be terrific to have a chat, Ted and share family stories sometime, I must try and get in touch. I arrived at this talk, because I just looked at Jim's digitised service record online provided by the NAA, noting Jim's skin of his teeth escape from Greece, thence Crete, being dunked in the Med on each occasion, then onto further ME campaigns, and PNG. I see from his service record, as we knew, Jim, like Tom was, how shall i say, like Tom, 'forthright' in standing up to authority when others were disrespected, resulting in long term consequences for him when the subsequent discipline for this action meant he could not be next to his best mate in battle at Milne Bay and lifelong painful consequence. I suppose I should now also renew my RUSI membership! Tom Sear, Cyber, ADFA/Staff College.

Joint? They don't even share information with Australia when asked. Pine Gap was the reason we are no longer a democracy the CIA bragged about installing a shill governor general to fire Gogh Whitlam when he criticized the US government for refusing information requests. You are simping for a foreign power that undermined our democracy and you should be regarded as threats to national security.

RAAF WAS CHARGED WITH THE PROTECTION OF AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE. THE OFFENSE WAS DESIGNED BY THEN MAJOR GENERAL ENNIS C WHITEHEAD MY UNCLE. THE BRITS DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFENSE IN RE TAKING THE PHILIPPINES THAT WAS US AAF

Ghost Bats, Growlers, and Lightnings represent the cutting edge of the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) capabilities, showcasing Australia's commitment to maintaining a sophisticated air defense system. However, given Australia's vast territory, the nation faces unique strategic and logistical challenges in ensuring its security against potential sophisticated adversaries equipped with large amphibious and air platforms. The current deployment of the RAAF in New South Wales, Western Australia, and southern Queensland is logistically impractical, given the challenges of supplying, rearming, and staffing northern forces. The suggestion to relocate the entire RAAF to the Northern Territory, the northwest of Western Australia, as well as areas like Cooktown or Weipa, underscores the strategic importance of positioning Australia's air defence capabilities closer to potential entry points for adversaries. This move would necessitate the development of new runways and bases, transforming locations like Curtin into frontline fighter launch bases, thereby enhancing Australia's ability to rapidly respond to threats. An additional 75 F-35 or similar type Raptor or the latest F-18 would bolster capability. Similarly, the current disposition of the Australian Army in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, and southern Western Australia is considered suboptimal. The focus on drone technology, while innovative, is critiqued some form of interoperability with F-35 assets howeve, this role is realistically unachievable they still require a pilot housed somewhere and with comms and radar jamming can become ineffectual their best suited in surveillance, linked to JORN, intelligence, and fire support capabilities. The Australian Navy's strategy, emphasising large vessels reminiscent of mid-20th-century naval doctrine and a spend cost of 54 billion is a folly and should be also called into question. Smaller, well-equipped attack crafts, (US Cyclone Patrol Boats) outfitted with the latest missiles, armaments, and anti-submarine weapons and sonars (TOWED ARRAY), would offer more tactical flexibility and effectiveness for offshore patrols than larger vessels like the Hobart or Hunter classes. The entire Officer class needs to re-think how to command. Proposals for enhancing Australia's northern defense include converting Bathurst Island/Melville Island into a strategic naval and air base akin to Pearl Harbor, signifying a major shift in defense posture. This reflects a recognition that the north of Australia, once considered a natural barrier to invasion, has become a vulnerable and underprepared front in modern defence planning. Such strategic realignment and infrastructure development would significantly shift Australia's defence strategy, emphasising rapid response capabilities, advanced surveillance, and flexible, potent naval forces to safeguard its extensive coastline and territorial interests.

Excellent video thank you

A very interesting presentation. It's also so pleasing to see defence topics discussed in plain language, rather than the impenetrable 'Defence-speak' that seems to obfuscate many these days. The Reserves fulfill a very important component in deterrence, particularly in regard to potential adversaries with large populations and a high tolerance for losses, who would see a force with good quality but little depth as being easy prey for a strategy of attrition. That needs to be countered by a clear capability to reinforce, and if needed, mobilise quickly and on a large enough scale to create a sufficient dilemma for such an approach.

why should I be welcomed in my land. I hear it ten times a day. it has no meaning.. The country belong to the TAX PAYERS

This gent could have gone either way from the look, but he was engaging & interesting, from start to finish. I would have watched either way, but he made it easy. Thanks very much.

Not all of the jokes & colour comments from the RAAF officers landed, however I'm glad they were able to share some good, detailed information. Even, as was the case at the end, when the officer didn't strictly understand it. I saw the initial time of the discussion & didn't think I'd make it through. By the end I was wishing it was a few times longer!

Five eyes bring war, China brings trade which will you follow?

Interesting & accurate. I've been making my concerns regarding China known for 15 years, both as a servant of the UK government & post retirement. Those concerns were ignored for nigh on a decade, as were my warnings regarding Putin's intentions towards Ukraine. Politicians don't want to see problems, only solutions.

Wrong side of history boys!

Speak truthfully and you wont be wrong.

I see you edited out the section where lifeboats were strafed. Altering history? Tut tut.

SAR page 18 Combat radius A2G 669nm / 1240km www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/FOID/Reading%20Room/Selected_Acquisition_Reports/FY_2019_SARS/20-F-0568_DOC_32_F-35_SAR_Dec_2019_Full.pdf

Just to clarify combat radius of the F-35. The RAAF site is out of date. According to official SAR. The current F-35 radius in air to ground configuration is "Combat Radius NM -CTOL Variant .. 669(nm)" or 1240km. I will post the link seperately

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Australia protecting it's trade routes...with China...from China. What a bloody farce. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZjWoZ6um9CGas0&pp=ygUoYXVzdHJhbGlhIHByb3RlY3QgdHJhZGUgcm91dGUgZnJvbSBjaGluYQ%3D%3D

Times when I could hear Australia from my home ham radio station in Florida I would frequently add a kind of tip of my hat to folks working in pine gap.... thusly... "and to the folks in lonelu Allice Springs. I say remember to tell everyone including your wives that you are a gardener at pine gap.'".. and after locals have met hundreds of gardeners all of whom say they work at pine gap as a gardener... Some locals must realize pine gap is a Garden of Eden dram location of Bay well tended beautiful location magnificently cared for by hundreds of highly intelligent gardeners. Aas the joke gets out, some of the wives are worn down and some are buoyed up buy the location. It must be one wonderful place to be a gardener. CQ Alice Sprimgs!

Main Implications for Australian Industry from the 2023 A.D.S.R.. 1. Australia's (U.S. owned) manufacturing base will continue to move off-shore. 2. Australia's Brain drain and mature research migration to overseas will continue. 3. Australian R & D will not keep pace with Global levels. 4. Australian Defense $$$ to the U.S. will continue to skyrocket, further weakening Australian Industry and Economy. 5. Australian Industry continues to isolate and impoverish itself from the burgeoning Global South by following U.S. sanctions and policies, (i.e. 2023 S.P.I.E.F. USD$47 Billion contracts signed). 6. Australia's manufacturing/resource sectors will collapse, following U.S. instructions to pressure China therefore accelerating it's ties to B.R.I.C.'s. 7. Australian manufacturing to disappear completely after we ''Do a Ukraine'' for the U.S. over Taiwan. For further information regarding Australian Industry and it's future, please contact your nearest U.S. weapons manufacturer.

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Wow how are 1 Armoured Regiment and 7RAR going to be used in a reserve environment? Very curious.

This old man is a fool, to say the least. This technology and means of waging war is already redundant.

You people are guilty of heinous war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against nature. AUKUS was a conspiracy by Morrison with Johnson and Biden. The Australian 'Defence' Force does not defend - it attacks other nations. Also Masonocracies are not democracies or consistent with them.

All in all I give all 3 speeches a A+... - UK PM Rishi Sunak mentions AUKUS Interoperability & Interchangeability... IN FULL: Albanese, Biden and Sunak announce SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal | ABC News...: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6rYgGSDfst1sKs

Mentioning long range bomber support I would imagine that you will develop a cruise missile sized version of the Ghost Bat (a Casper version) that can fit in the rotary missile launch module deployment at the destination for multi role air support of the primary air vehicle. Looking at how the Ukraine conflict field is developing it is very clear that there is a huge hole in the types of vehicles available. I have rapidity developed a concept vehicle which has many of the features of both the F35 (vtol, speed, multi weapon, local awareness) and the ghost bat (designed for team deployment, agility, speed) to fill the role of multi role battle field attack at both medium altitude and near ground direct combat, intended for trench attacks, convoy attacks, helicopter hunt and kill, and defence against the Shahed type drones. This vehicle is a highly maneuverable (200 knots) VTOL lift body with a plan form suitable for a long weapons bay, in the 1.2 meter wing span version, for a very special type of trench attack “gun” or a banked “side shot” style of stub missiles for drones, helicopters, or ground convoy close range attacks. Operating in near ground roles electronic jamming has become a major issue. To defeat this the vehicle uses optic fiber cabling internally and communicates external with laser data transmission from a dome on the upper fuselage, communicating with other drone swarm members and a loitering stand high altitude server. I am looking at ways this vehicle can self or be automatically re armed for rapid redeployment. I am trying to get a hearing for this concept vehicle, any suggestions on how to achieve that?

With all due respect to the Lieutenant Colonel, he failed to mention that the three P-38's that came to the defense of the B-17 crew that was being shot up in their chutes was also shot down by Zeros. He did mention the Allied losses as being four aircraft, that being the B-17 and the three Lightnings. He illustrated and mentioned that, "Five of the Japanese fighters strafing the B-17 aircrew were promtly engaged and shot down by three Lightnings." But I find it odd that he didn't illustrate and mention the fact that three Lightnings in reference here, were in turn, shot down by, " Japanese Fighters". This looks very much like the propaganda ploy used during the war where the news reels and accounts were quick to give (usually exaggerated) allied victories while not even mentioning the Allied loses when in many cases the Allies suffered more losses but was not mentioned. I think that the three Lightning pilots that lost their lives coming to the defense of their fellow airmen that was being shot up in their chutes could have at least had an honorable mention here or at least tell the facts of their loss. He failed to do either here like the incident never happened.

It's sad that a rise of new powers are putting Australia and allies at risk and need to enter a arms race to guarantee survival. Australia needs to wake up and not underarm ourselves so small again. It's good the ADF is trying to rectify the security issues for Australia. Althogh many of ADF equipment is needed replacement not just for capability but because many of the ADF eqwipment has become dated. Imagine a big fat Asian war 2.0 Australia stuck in the middle of it and only having few eqwipment and eqwipment older than 50 years old. Metal coffins it will be. I still believe RAN is still way under strength even with the new orders of the Hunter class frigates. Australia needs more AWDs and a few more ASW ships than proposed to be built. I believe RAN needs atleast 6 AWDs and 12 ASW ships. This way they can use 1 AWD and 3 Hunter class in 6 units. Turn the Awafra class opv into mine hunters and build 6 large heavily armed corvettes with ASW capability for OPV instead. If RAN is having crew shortage than bring in national service to make up the personal. Get tough where we need to. Australia needs a defence that will work

Defence industries cost money but also can make a lot of money. Not just gives our country a capability and be self sufficient

Sad to note the passing of such a great Australian. Rest in Peace General Molan.

Well presented young man

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Army now has Air Force Structural Technicians supporting Amy aviation platforms 👍.

When are we getting some nukes???

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What a tragedy Australia still lacks the guts and intelligence to step out from behind the skirts of the Brits and Yanks. To finally put on its Big Boy Pants, and stand confident in its own abilities and people. 50 years of endless Military defeats and shame, killing peasants and goat herders in the 3rd World for U.S. Domestic Policy shows the Great Australian Military and Cultural Cringe undiminished, and it is destroying the A.D.F. The Moral bankruptcy of 2 Sqn S.A.S.R was born in the intellectual bankruptcy that put them there. We are on the wrong side of History. Lap-dogs to failing powers. Neutrality for Australia. YANKEE GO HOME !!! Peace.

What a tragedy Australia still lacks the guts and intelligence to step out from behind the skirts of the Brits and Yanks. To finally put on its Big Boy Pants, and stand confident in its own abilities and people. 50 years of endless Military defeats and shame, killing peasants and goat herders in the 3rd World for U.S. Domestic Policy shows the Great Australian Military and Cultural Cringe undiminished, and it is destroying the A.D.F. The Moral bankruptcy of 2 Sqn S.A.S.R was born in the intellectual bankruptcy that put them there. We are on the wrong side of History. Lap-dogs to failing powers. Neutrality for Australia. YANKEE GO HOME Peace.

What a tragedy Australia still lacks the guts and intelligence to step out from behind the skirts of the Brits and Yanks. To finally put on its Big Boy Pants, and stand confident in its own abilities and people. 50 years of endless Military defeats and shame, killing peasants and goat herders in the 3rd World for U.S. Domestic Policy shows the Great Australian Military and Cultural Cringe undiminished, and it is destroying the A.D.F. The Moral bankruptcy of 2 Sqn S.A.S.R was born in the intellectual bankruptcy that put them there. We are on the wrong side of History. Lap-dogs to failing powers. Neutrality for Australia. YANKEE GO HOME Peace.

I think AUKUS was a mistake, all we are doing is surrendering our own foreign policy to the Americans, the Americans who are treaty bound to defend us anyway and who would have and do work with us in many fields anyway. The French are one of our closest neighbours(they are the only EU nation that shares a border with us), they have interests in this region as well. We should have been following an independent foreign policy that would have us work with like minded nations in the region(including France) and strength ties with them. Had we dons this we would not have lost the Solomon's. These Nuclear subs will be an asset to the US, not us, we don't need them and they are going to take far longer than any issues we were having with Naval and that is assuming we don't have any issues with the procurement of Nuclear subs as well.

lol. so, this guy is the smh political editor and talk about china influence. he's sound nothing more than another loudspeaker version of scomo.

Australian defence dialogue and concerns are always far too corporate, it always sounds like something a company would say not an army this seems to be changing but not fast enough.

Z force commandos had brass balls.

I am reading your book at the moment. It's stunning, in every sense of the word.

The best defence is offence. Australia should stockpile millions of hypersonic missiles aimed at China's hydro dams. If China dares attack Australian mainland, we will flood their entire country. "Peace through Strength" - Reagan.

Interesting that he calls the ESSM a point defence missile, since that is normally the class you would put something like RIM-116 RAM into. In my view, a point defence missile is the one layer of defence that RAN ships currently lack. I believe the best solution to this issue would be to stop putting Phalanx on our new ships and giving them SeaRAM instead, as well as back fitting SeaRAM on to ships already in service that have the weight margins to allow for it. I don’t know why it is the case but the RAN seems to be either extremely confident in the capability of Phalanx or has a strong dislike of SeaRAM (or maybe more accurately, the cost of SeaRAM).

Great video, guests are getting better and better for these! Don't listen to the low IQ leftie midwit below.