Fergus McLachlan, AO
@FMcL2020
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Director & Strategic Adviser, former Army leader. Passionate about unlocking potential in organisations. Opinions my own.
Sydney Australia
Joined December 2018
Victoria Barracks Sydney is considered the birthplace of the @AustralianArmy . It looks like we are planning to sell the family silver to pay for resource shortfalls - again.
smh.com.au
In-filling the Barracks with affordable housing will not solve Sydney’s housing crisis, but it will destroy a part of our heritage.
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The fact in the attached supplement I love the most: 4 strikemasters have the same firepower as a Hobart Class destroyer. Concealed in complex terrain near maritime choke points they will have a strategic effect. DTR StrikeMaster Special Supplement
dtrsupplements.partica.online
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A long thread but a number of important observations.
An update on the war following a recent trip. As Russian offensive presume mounts, the front is not at risk of collapse, though salients have formed. More concerning is that Russian improvements in drone employment have reduced Ukraine’s advantages. Long thread. 1/
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RT @MichaelS_SAA: Have critics noticed that every successful space launch outfit- government or private - has had multiple launches during….
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An excellent thread. If the tank is dead then all protected mobility is dead, including IFV, SP Artillery and Rocket launchers. The solution is to rapidly expand CUAS capabilities with a mix of disrupt and destroy systems.
DEFENDING AGAINST DRONES - A THREAD.The ability of $300 drones to defeat million-dollar armoured vehicles has been a common theme of the war in Ukraine. We are constantly being told that drones are an asymmetric weapon that have fundamentally changed the character and economics
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Want to understand multi domain operations? Here are some open source insights into what happened to the Internet in Iran during recent kinetic operations.
Want to look back at the three day #internet shutdown across #Iran at Provincial scale?. There's now a Web app for that 😁 👇. Event data from Tehran (IRN).🌐 X: @IP_Observatory
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RT @IndoPacPodcast: "There just doesn't seem to be a national consciousness or awakening of the level of strategic danger that we find ours….
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RT @Mylovanov: Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces commander Madyar:. At NATO, they asked my opinion on their base. I said 4 Ukrainian FPV….
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A lot to speak about with Lorna Jacobs @abcnews this evening. Patriot missiles to Ukraine, @TalismanSabre and the PM’s visit to Ukraine.
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RT @ajphelo: This morning I shared my deep concern about the decline in our country’s strategic circumstances on @SkyNewsAust The PM is n….
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RT @BuchananLiz: Australian aid to Laos is about $50 million a year (.
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Overview of Australia’s development partnership with Laos.
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RT @WarintheFuture: "When the Pentagon recently launched a review of a landmark security pact with Australia and the United Kingdom, the mo….
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👋👋.
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Cheap and effective counter drone training. This should be matched to personal sensors that warn drones are in the area.
🐝🇺🇦 Training to shoot down drones in motion using a shotgun at the 242nd Training Center training range.
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The bespoke design from a country that has never exported or built overseas or the tried and tested manufacturer with a slightly less capable ship?
smh.com.au
Australia is about to spend $10 billion on a new fleet of frigates, with German and Japanese ship makers battling for the contract.
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