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ARTICLE · 22 MARCH 2026

Delivering Defence Infrastructure In Australia's Decisive Decade

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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With ongoing wars in the Middle East (Iran-US/Israel) and Ukraine, geopolitical tensions between the US and China and the rules-based order under significant strain...

AustraliaGovernment, Public Sector
Nicholas Carney
Nicholas Carney
Erin Wakelin
Erin Wakelin
Joseph Varghese
Joseph Varghese
Daniel Zador
Daniel Zador
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Understanding how strategic demand, evolving procurement models and industry capacity are reshaping the future of Defence infrastructure.

Introduction

With ongoing wars in the Middle East (Iran-US/Israel) and Ukraine, geopolitical tensions between the US and China and the rules-based order under significant strain, defence and defence infrastructure are becoming a high priority for national governments. 

Last year, NATO members committed to a new, historic target of investing at least 5% of their GDP on defence and security-related spending by 2035,D with 3.5% allocated to core military capabilities and 1.5% for infrastructure, resilience and industrial capacity, aimed at countering long-term security threats. 

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