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Indonesia set to join regional ‘carrier club’, leaving Australia behind the curve again
The Indonesian government has allegedly approved a US$450 million (AU$682.5 million) loan to acquire the Italian Navy’s retired aircraft...
September 23 2025
UK fighter jets begin NATO air defence missions amid Russian airspace violations
Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have flown their first NATO air defence patrols over Poland in response to a series of recent Russian airspace violations that have...
September 22 2025
RAAF shows off E-7A Wedgetail at US air show
A RAAF Wedgetail has been showcased at the 2025 Joint Base Andrews Air Show in Maryland, at a time when questions about the US Air Force acquisition of the platform remains...
September 22 2025
Australia bolsters regional security through Exercise Bersama Lima 2025
Elements from the Australian Defence Force, including F-35A fighter aircraft, HMAS Ballarat and almost 400 personnel, will join Five Power Defence Arrangements partner forces...
September 22 2025
ASC draws surge of interest as AUKUS supply chain opens to Australian industry
A new program designed to qualify Australian businesses for entry into the tightly held AUKUS submarine supply chain has attracted strong national interest, with nearly 170...
September 22 2025
Mask-off moment: Regional response to PNG defence treaty push reveals truth of multipolar world
The prime minister’s failure to deliver a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea and the mounting response from regional nations expressing concern have only served to...
September 22 2025
US$39.6m awarded to expand solid rocket motor industrial base
The US Department of War has awarded a total of US$39.6 million to three companies to support the expansion of the solid rocket motor industrial base.
September 19 2025
Perth manufacturers earn top US defence supply chain accreditation
Two Perth-based manufacturers, Dobbie and VEEM Ltd, have secured Level 1 accreditation within the supply chain of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipyard,...
September 19 2025
Australia’s national fragility a key challenge in era of great power competition: Bill Shorten
Former prime ministerial aspirant turned Canberra University vice-chancellor Bill Shorten has provided a pointed warning for Australian policymakers: our holiday from history...
September 19 2025
Northrop Grumman opens doors to US semiconductor facilities for defence industry
Northrop Grumman has opened its Microelectronics Center to external partners for the first time, giving aerospace, defence, government and commercial organisations access to...
September 19 2025
Australian and US Naval forces conduct operations in South China Sea
HMAS Ballarat and USS Dewey have engaged in bilateral operations in the South China Sea as part of routine training exercises.
September 19 2025
Naval readiness begins ashore: Infrastructure is the weak link
Opinion: Australia’s Navy risks being strong on paper but constrained in practice without modern, resilient infrastructure to sustain operations across two oceans....
September 19 2025
East coast sub base battle heats up once again as GIPA reveals NSW government business case
The NSW government has been busted thanks to some intrepid investigating by former Navy submariner and senator for South Australia Rex Patrick, revealing that the state...
September 19 2025
‘Feel safer and see the economic benefits’: UK reveals increase in annual defence spending figures
New figures from the UK indicate how increasing national spending on defence aims to strengthen global position in the face of emerging threats and positively impact everyday...
September 18 2025
Australia falling behind playing the ‘Great Game’ in the Indo-Pacific spells trouble
The prime minister has returned from the region empty-handed and empty-pocketed, meaning only one thing: Australia is in danger of losing the “Great Game” playing...
September 18 2025
Australian AI Awards 2025 finalists unveiled
Several defence companies have been shortlisted in the second annual Australian AI Awards program, which champions individuals and organisations pioneering Australian AI...
September 18 2025
Outside the box thinking critical to hitting 3.5% spending figure: Mick Ryan
With debate once again focusing on the nation’s rate of defence spending, Major General (Ret’d) Mick Ryan AM is calling for some out of the box areas to be...
September 17 2025
Opposition leader announces new defence industry, cyber security, AI representatives
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has unveiled new members of her national security team, with some familiar faces and some new ones across defence industry, cyber security and...
September 16 2025
Size does matter: Team Albanese works hard to make the Defence budget look ‘bigglier’
Opinion: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has two choices on Australian defence spending as he prepares to meet US President Donald Trump in New York (hopefully, perhaps),...
September 16 2025
RAAF and TNI-AU strengthen ties in skies above Sumatra
Australian and Indonesian fighter jets have shared the skies over Sumatra last month as the Royal Australian Air Force deployed six F-35A Lightning II aircraft, a KC-30A MRTT...
September 15 2025