We have 6 under strength Infantry battalions. We have no offensive drones. We have no SPA. We have no missiles. We have no medium lift capability. WE are 20 years behind the 8 ball. We need this now not in 10 years.

Simon, that's four minutes of my life I will never get back. Word salad: marketing spin with no detail.

ADF for Australian citizens ONLY - We are not a mercenary force.

A few Chinese get off a small boat in the Kimberly,wander into a RAAF base and ask whats for dinner. Good job they weren't PLA commandos,half the airforce would have trashed on the ground.

It actually makes me angry hearing about the army's recruitment issues. I tried joining the ADF twice about 15 years ago at ages 17 and 23, and both times I got knocked back with no reason given. I wanted to serve but wasn't allowed the opportunity. However, in the end it might have been a blessing because my cousin served for about 7 years and got out and he said that it wasn't at all what it was cracked up to be.

For a small limited force we can see drones as the multiplier. Just look at Ukraine...

What an absolute load of word salad that means nothing. When are we going to get someone who pulls the government on and tells them exactly what the ADF lacks before it can even begin to look like what he's jibbering about. They must have the same briefing team as the ABC. 😮

I think the greatest single ally we have is the zero land border with any other country. From my very happy to declare uneducated, zero-time in the ADF viewpoint, the Navy should be our strongest force (new nuclear subs.... best decision ever) followed shoulder to shoulder by our air capability. If the Army is in a shooting war on Australian soil, a hell of a lot of things have gone badly wrong and Australian sovereignty stands in the balance. The Russian war in Ukraine shows the stark reality of current day warfare, how can all Australian forces handle that unthinkable situation?

The directions of Australia's ADF have been made. As good as the new submarines are, I believe Australia needs to triple the number of full-time soldiers. When war breaks out and conscription starts, Australia will not have time for training the civilian population to do anything. It will be a meat grinder.

Collar needs work

So proud of you all. Thank you for all you continue to do for us.

Also the uniforms look old and past its used by date! Our soldiers should invoke fear among enemies! We need to dress the part

What good are they in Adelaide?

What's a lutoral fighting force?

In 67-68 I was the driver for the then CGS (Chief of the General Staff) now designated as Chief of Army. The long hours and dedication to service was his hallmark I will always remember. I am proud to see how the last 50+ years has brought our Army even closer together to serve our nation. Our forces are only as good as the officers that lead them. We are in good hands.

NASAAMS does bugger all for defending major bases, don’t pretend it’s something it’s not. In reality all it does in reduce the AMRAAM magazine depth for platforms that can actually have some effect (F-35,F-18)

2:40 is that the sepv3 Abrams

It’s the old 3 B Theory : “bullshit baffles brains”. He was clearly directed to make this extraordinarily wooden presentation …and is simply parroting the ALP party line. What a shame. Our ANZAC legend is wasting away.

Congratulations! Much needed advancement

Glory

Should have always been an integrated force!

Soon there will be a new plan, what was it? Beersheba? Then some new version of it, now this, in a few years it will change again, some other concept.

Tough job meeting new directions. A professional resilient force, well led, well staffed and well funded will meet those challenges as we have done in war and peace for decades.

Im not sure he believes it himself. But he seems to be reading from a teleprompt.

Depending on American fire power I think

Excellent work!

So it’s more hurry up and wait.

If anyone had been awake ten years ago when one of the Asian games gave a synchronised drone swarm display, the alarm bells should have been ringing then. What do we have that can economically take on a $10,000 kamikaze drone economically??????????????????????

THAILAND / ESAN LAOS VIETNAM

Needs another read card

How about more artillery and mobile heavy artillery take a page out of the Russian army plenty of artillery and mobile rockets and many more troops to protect our Australia 🇦🇺 in the north.

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Now you piss me off - British Empire United Kingdom India Newfoundland Australia (minor)

All we need now is conscription

What a load of absolute dribble.

Israel, after the October Hamas attack mobilised 360,000 personnel in 48 hours. Can Australia do that? With the politicians we have the army is more likely only to ensure we cant get out of our hotel during the next pandemic.

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The Labor Government has reduced or cancelled $70 billion in projects, and will fund $50 billion over 10 years. 😅😂

Give 3 their wings back

Fix your pay first. Sorry, you want me to die for how much? As much as a first-year apprentice painter. No? Less 8===D ~~~ O=

You'll find that this chief of Army guy isn't even a real person. He is a sentient programme, occupying a human body, in the same way a soul does. He is NOT programmed to know that he is a programme, nor would he ever admit it. He is programmed to think that he is a person. ALL you will EVER get out of this guy, is the demiurgic narrative. Which goes something like war is necessary, being in the military is honourable, the threats we face are genuine and NOT fabricated and/or orchestrated. Believe it or not. There are MANY sentient programmes, getting around planet Earth, appearing to be as human as the rest of us, and their sole purpose is to perpetuate the demiurgic agenda, which is EXACTLY what LTGen Simon Stuart is doing. DO NOT TOUCH THE MILITARY..!!

Bro gave our strategy on KZfaq 😭

All schools should have full time military programs, this should be non negotionable, the government wouldnt allow trojans in, if it didn't think we are under direct threat! And its a matter of when.....

Why not just bring in national service?

The strategy of denial, more likely self delusion..........a larger more lethal navy, an army optimised for littoral operations, a highly capable airforce, strengthened cyber capabilities and integrated space capabilities (buzzword bingo). Here's a thought for the ADF "leaders" how do you achieve "national resilience", "industry resilience" and "supply chain resilience" without bringing the Australian public into the discussion - answer you don't because you're talking to a Canberra echo chamber and as an organisation you're commercially and financially incompetent. Innovation, science and technology - great who, where, why would anyone want to work with you - people that have don't want to do it again, why? Here enjoy this - In a nutshell, the global threat level rests around three intersecting axes (1) RUS (2) PRC and (3) IRN. A strategy for defence is simple Align - Arm - Build - Engage - Enable - Deter and Defeat. ALIGN means ensuring key alliances are upheld and where necessary broadened - this is both a government and ADF responsibility. ARM means acquire the correct means in the correct quantities to meet the threats posed by (1), (2) and (3). BUILD means build the capabilities required and build the means to logistically supply the arms/equipment and their re-supply and manufacture. Again this a ADF and government responsibility. ENGAGE means open and honest engagement with Australian citizens to develop critical support or dissent and ensure key industries are aligned and can contribute in resupply, resources, rebuilding and building of war materiel. This is a tripartite relationship between Government/ADF and the citizens they act for. ENABLE this means ensuring the relationships are made/built and the long term capital plan is in place to ensure the strategy can be developed, it also means enabling the citizenry who are far more capable in innovating, building, defending, maintaining and running critical infrastructure than government/police/ADF. DETER means exactly that ensure, the posture, positioning, facing and equipment are in place to act as a meaningful deterrent. DEFEAT means a willingness at government level to counter threats and defeat them in a proactive manner. Successive Australian Governments and ADF leadership cadres have failed to fully and clearly enunciate the threats (which haven't changed over thirty years or so) and as function of this they have failed to adequately ALIGN - ARM - BUILD and ENGAGE. I can not stress this enough, this is a very significant and profound failure of leadership and government. The ADF has failed as an organisation - thats why it has problems with morale, suicide, veterans, recruitment and retention. All signs of poor leadership over a protracted period. The solutions are relatively easy but centre around culture and leadership change - something the ADF is incapable of.

So many armchair / keyboard warriors on here, national service they scream, should have used that they say, government to blame we hear. Here’s an idea if you feel so strongly about it join up and serve, I did ,17 years. So where were you.

Total bs. Australia would last 5 min before all munitions used. Yes a few smart planes but as good for nothing without unlimited missile supplies. An army without bullets and ships n subs that cant go to sea. We are the laughing stock.

How about you lobby for the rearming of the civilian population.

Purge the army of wokeness and hunt for warriors! Modernise the look and stop making the adds look like some weak af woke uni student holiday program

Sorry mate it was a good speech but not much has changed, The Australian government didn't adopt hue whites recommend force numbers an posture, not to mention cutting the mechanized infantry or combined arms battalions from 3 to 1, and didn't raise troop number just re worked the numbers to use 8000 reserves an no new additional air fields Or worse a limited range of 500 kilometres strike capability for himars, Sorry but defence has been gutted Australian army is a one hit wonder that will be wiped out in full scale conflict with china, 500 kilometres range of our F35'S compared to China's 1000 kilometres range tactical aircraft an fighter jets We got to stop sugar coating shit an go big army with a draft and stand alone force structure independent of America

It will be the same as it has been for the last 30 years.. Do nothing and hope for the best.. Have another drink... Lets hide at the bottom of that beer bottle.

This bloke can’t believe this BS!

4 minutes of my life wasted. What a load of waffle making no sense to the average layman.

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bit silly tell’n the WORLD the national defence strategy

still not ideal.. alot of bells and whistles no number or teeth.. as usal