Former General Says Lack of Resources for Australian Army Will Hamper Defence Efforts

Major General Adam Findlay says Australia is expecting Beijing to fight a certain way in a future conflict, but this may not even happen.

Members of the US army launch the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems during the Super Garuda Shield 2023 joint military exercise including Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Australia and the US in Situbondo, East Java on Sept. 11, 2023. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images

BRISBANE, Australia—The planned development of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will leave it unable to cope with the unpredictable nature of conflict, warns former Major General Adam Findlay.

In April 2024, the Labor government handed down its National Defence Strategy aimed at “transforming the ADF and equipping it to survive in a much less certain world.”