Demand for ‘weapons of war’ is ‘going to increase’ in coming years

Former Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo says the demand for “weapons of war” is “going to increase” in the next few years. Mr Pezzullo, in an address on Tuesday, proposed a Defence Production Commission. “Regrettably, and it pains me to say this, the demand for defence material – weapons of war … is going to increase in the next few years,” Mr Pezzullo told Sky News Australia. “Wars in Europe, the Middle East and, potentially, in the Indo-Pacific area mean that the aggregate demand for defence equipment is going to increase.”