Critical and Creative Thinking The Missile the Laser–Microwave Duo Were Meant to Save Australia is spending A$7 billion on directed-energy weapons designed to save its missile magazines, but are they being tested against the right target? By Tim Law Read <15 min 03/06/2026 Pointer – Journal of the Singapore Armed Forces Pointer offers Australian Defence readers a rigorous regional perspective on strategy, history, and professional military thought. Drawing on Singaporean experience, POINTER provides comparative insights that complement Australian and allied scholarship. 06/02/2026