Australia's Defence Strategic Review, which calls for the country to increase its missile capabilities, indicates a shift away from peacekeeping, army veteran James Brown has told Q+A.
Former defence minister Stephen Smith and former defence chief Sir Angus Houston were tasked with the review, which was published on Monday, and determined modern warfare had "radically reduced” Australia's geographic benefits and the nation's regional advantage.
More than any other service, the army will undergo major changes and be re-equipped to operate missile technology, which is expected to increase in range out to several hundreds of kilometres.
