Message from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence  2

Message from the Chief Defence Scientist  4

1 Accelerating asymmetric advantage through the Defence IS&T Ecosystem  7

Overview and Purpose  7

Our Challenge  12

Our Response  14

Our Pathway  17

2 IS&T Priorities  25

IS&T Priority 1: Long-range fires and hypersonic weapons  26

IS&T Priority 2: High-energy lasers  28

IS&T Priority 3: Autonomous systems  29

IS&T Priority 4: Quantum technologies  31

IS&T Priority 5: Artificial intelligence  32

IS&T Priority 6: Undersea warfare  34

3 Lines of Effort  37

LOE 1: Anticipating the Future  37

LOE 2: Experimentation  40

LOE 3: Integrated Ecosystem  44

LOE 4: Mission Driven  48

4 Critical Foundations  53

Security  53

Partnerships  54

People  59

Infrastructure  61

Annex 1: Roles and responsibilities  63

Annex 2: Capability and technology readiness  68

Annex 3: Glossary  71