Jointly rebuilding the Australian-US defence industrial base

Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian and Fellow Jahara Matisek write about how the United States’ 2026 National Defense Strategy may give Australia the impetus for accelerating its shift towards industrial sovereignty and deeper strategic economic integration with the US. But this requires more than policy alignment; it demands a concrete industrial blueprint for converting Australia’s geographic and geological advantages into tangible, shared industrial power.  February 11, 2026.