Asymmetry is more than technology

Published on June 5, 2024



Australian defence policy’s reliance on technology for asymmetric advantage is mistaken. The advantage won’t last, and what the policy discusses isn’t asymmetric, anyway; it’s basically the idea of weapon overmatch.

Asymmetric effect is more of an operational concept generated by a host of factors working together, not just technology itself, though it may be in there. If we’re looking for asymmetric advantage, we must try to think a bit harder than seeking to have better weapons than the other side, which is doing the same.

Australia’s 2023 Defence Strategic Review defines asymmetry in part as ‘… the application of dissimilar capabilities, tactics or strategies to circumvent an opponent’s strengths ….’ But its discussion of asymmetry sits wholly in its technology section.

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