Ukraine’s War Tactics Evolve Weekly—Why Isn’t Australia Keeping Up? General Asks

Australia’s defence establishment ‘lacks a robust learning and adaptation culture suited to the pace of change in the 21st century,’ Mick Ryan warns.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky (L) speak next to the first batch of Ukrainian made drone missiles "Peklo" (Hell) delivered to the Defence Forces of Ukraine in Kyiv on Dec. 6, 2024. Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images)

The Ukraine-Russia War has revolutionised battlefield tactics, but Australia appears to be slow on the uptake, says one retired major general.

“This accelerating learning and adaptation cycle may be the most transformative development to emerge from the war,” Ryan said, in an article for the Lowy Institute.