Liam Garman

Editor of @DefenceConnect, @CyberSecConnect. Prolific defence, cyber security and geopolitics writer.

[Liam Garman @liamhgarman]

@HarmonyHaven_1 "Unknown"? This is so painfully stupid.

[Defence Connect @DefenceConnect]

BREAKING: Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy have put months of speculation to an end, releasing the government’s response to an independent review into the Royal Australian Navy’s surface fleet.

https://t.co/7U7ZBh1hX6

[Tyler Rogoway @Aviation_Intel]

Tucker: Why did you invade Ukraine?

Putin: Very well, where do I begin?

My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Some times he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy, the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical, summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds, pretty standard really. At the age of 12 I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum, it's breathtaking, I suggest you try it. At the age of eighteen, I went off to evil medical school. From there...

[Liam Garman @liamhgarman]

With half of the world’s population heading to the ballot box, instability joins death and taxes as the only inevitabilities for 2024. Amid change, we cannot be caught asleep - and must invest in defence immediately. My piece in @DefenceConnect today. https://t.co/Nx10ia6SyK

[Steve Kuper @SteveKuper2]

#Australia has never been more disconnected from the future direction of the nation across every metric. Yet now more than ever, our collective and individual future requires a reversal. https://t.co/sOlWjhU3R5

[Dr. Malcolm Davis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 @Dr_M_Davis]

What does Australia do if #China emerges from a #Taiwan crisis in a superior position to the United States? This great op-ed for @DefenceConnect by @SteveKuper2 asks some tough and thought provoking questions! 🤔 Looking into the crystal ball and preparing for the other side of a Taiwan crisis https://t.co/jEJl6KIgQ8

[Nayib Bukele @nayibbukele]

The United States has lost its ability to lecture any other country about “democracy”.

[Liam Garman @liamhgarman]

Over $8m on consulting services from PwC over 18 months... with one phase of a contract costing over $560k for just 12 weeks of work @MrRexPatrick

[Defence Connect @DefenceConnect]

BREAKING: Details of the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Taskforce’s engagement with the embattled professional services firm have come to light following a freedom of information request from former independent senator Rex Patrick.

https://t.co/aeRtU3G5S3

[Defence Connect @DefenceConnect]

The Commonwealth government has formally revealed the long awaited winner of the multi-billion dollar LAND 400 Phase 3 program which will transform the Army's combined arms combat capabilities. https://t.co/v8Mzx7ruvd

[Liam Garman @liamhgarman]

@MichaelS_SAA Couldn't agree more. My jaw hit the floor when I saw that we were gifting M113s... a token act that makes Australia look non-committal and miserly.

[Steve Kuper @SteveKuper2]

Playing Devil's Advocate is something I don't get to do often, but sometimes it is fun #defencepolicy #taiwan #china #us https://t.co/XYIRQ1l1Sd

[Liam Garman @liamhgarman]

@austdef @boganintel @coultis_errol @JohnBlaxland1 In the event of any conflict that closes Malacca, Australia won't be a remote country on the bottom of the world. More merchant shipping in Lombok/Sunda will bring foreign navies into Australia's northern approach (or skirt the south if really bad)

[Steve Kuper @SteveKuper2]

Great conversation this morning discussing the impact of today's #AUKUS announcement with Assoc Prof Wayne Reynolds from @UNSWCanberra @liamhgarman @DefenceConnect https://t.co/RuTKLagdLy

[Liam Garman @liamhgarman]

Well... interesting.

[Defence Connect @DefenceConnect]

BREAKING NEWS: QinetiQ Group has announced the creation of the Australia Sector, replacing the company’s International Sector, and has named the departing managing director of Rheinmetall Defence Australia as the incoming chief executive.

https://t.co/BOQi8ebakN

[Liam Garman @liamhgarman]

Pleasure to chat with @TelumMedia about our new brand Cyber Security Connect!

[Telum Media @TelumMedia]

🇦🇺 @liamhgarman, Managing Editor, Defence and Aerospace at Momentum Media, speaks to Telum about @CyberSecConnect and the "boom in interest" to learn more about the sector https://t.co/MeKbkWj54T

[Liam Garman @liamhgarman]

@Dr_M_Davis @ScottyWitte Occam's razor... it really is just the simplest and most likely answer.

[Liam Garman @liamhgarman]

Guess where I am! Happy Australia Day 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 #AusOpen #AO2023

[Liam Garman @liamhgarman]

An armour upgrade has been announced for the Hunter Class frigates as part of a partnership between @BAESystemsAus @Plasan_Int and @bisalloy Steel Australia.
https://t.co/kfzWzbihfb

[Liam Garman @liamhgarman]

@helmandproject Looks like a new UK-led sub NATO alliance is on the cards. Esp. obvious when considering increased joint exercises and military sales b/w UK, Poland and Baltics.

[John Blaxland @JohnBlaxland1]

By reducing the subs issue to a binary yes/no over Taiwan,this piece misses the point of what happens short of war. The deterrent effect of enduring stealthy platforms has great utility:adding ambiguity/uncertainty to a would-be adversary's decision making https://t.co/xbFMhdWAjW