Why Australia?
A smaller allied market. A real appetite for new capability. A country that wants to move faster.
For allied neoprimes, Australia should be on the map.
Australia has always
fought with allies.
For more than a century, Australia has fought alongside its closest partners.
From the World Wars to Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East and Indo-Pacific, Australian security has always been tied to allied capability.
That hasn’t changed.
1914–1918
First World War
1939–1945
Second World War
1950–1953
Korea
1962–1972
Vietnam
2001–2021
Middle East
The fight changed.
So did the companies building for it.
Modern conflict moves faster.
Software, autonomy, sensors, electronic warfare and low-cost systems can create asymmetric advantage without relying only on bigger platforms or bigger forces.
And increasingly, the companies building them don’t look like traditional defence companies.
TRADITIONAL
- Large programs
- Long development cycles
- Platform-led
NEOPRIME
- Software-defined
- Rapid iteration
- Capability-led
TRADITIONAL
- Large programs
- Long development cycles
- Platform-led
NEOPRIME
- Software-defined
- Rapid iteration
- Capability-led
Australia has a
different problem.
Australia has a small population, a huge continent and an enormous region to help secure.
We cannot solve every problem with mass.
We need capability that helps us see further, move faster, operate with fewer people and create asymmetric advantage.
DISTANCE
A huge region to monitor and defend.
MASS
Australia cannot rely on numbers alone.
SPEED
Capability needs to move faster.
ASYMMETRY
Technology has to create the advantage.
Australia wants to
move faster.
Australia’s strategic direction is clear.
Greater urgency. Stronger deterrence. More asymmetric capability. Closer cooperation with industry and allies.
The challenge now is turning that direction into capability.
01
MOVE EARLIER
Don’t wait for capability gaps to become crises.
02
TRY NEW THINGS
Give emerging technology a path to be tested and understood.
03
WORK WITH INDUSTRY
Bring new companies and new approaches into the ecosystem.
04
BUILD WITH ALLIES
Australia does not need to solve every problem alone.
Why should a
neoprime care?
Because your home market doesn’t have to be your only market.
ANOTHER PATH
Build momentum outside your home market.
REAL PROBLEMS
Apply your capability against real Australian needs.
ALLIED RELEVANCE
Build capability here that can matter beyond Australia.
ANOTHER PATH
Build momentum outside your home market.
REAL PROBLEMS
Apply your capability against real Australian needs.
ALLIED RELEVANCE
Build capability here that can matter beyond Australia.
Northguard
connects the dots.
You know your capability.
We know how to help you navigate Australia.
LAND
Understand where you fit.
TEAM
Find the right Australian partners.
TRIAL
Find pathways to prove the capability.
SCALE
Build your Australian presence.