Austin Wyatt

Associate Researcher

Education

Ph.D. in political science and military innovation, Australian Catholic University

Overview

Austin Wyatt (he/him) is an associate researcher at RAND Australia. His research focuses on military transformation, remote, and autonomous systems, military applications of AI, and regional security. Austin's publications include a number of academic research articles and a book entitled “Exploring the Disruptive Implications of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems In Southeast Asia.”

Research Focus

Commentary

  • An Australian Army S70A-9 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to land on the flight deck of the Royal Australian Navy dock landing ship HMAS <em>Choules</em> in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, July 14, 2013,,photo by ABIS Cassie McBride/Australian Defense Force
    Australia

    Is Australia's Defense Strategy Based on a Mistaken Assumption?

    The concept of “impactful projection” has become a topic of heightened interest in the Australian strategic discourse, as pundits wait on further information from the Defense Strategic Review. But is the concept underpinned by a fundamentally mistaken assumption?

    Mar 10, 2023

    The Diplomat