In 1977, Star Wars extensively used directed energy weapons either from spaceships or the iconic lightsabre, later referred to as the “laser sword”. Nearly 50 years on, contemporary circumstances...
A ‘catch-all prohibition’ to prevent emerging dual-use technology from making its way into the hands of foreign militaries is being contemplated as part of the ongoing review of Australia’s...
Ask pretty much any Australian company commercialising a dual-use technology and they will tell you there is yawning policy gap between the Industry portfolio and the Defence portfolio that...