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Royal Australian Air Force Base East Sale begins 12-month SAF program
February 10 2025
RAAF Base East Sale has begun a 12-month pilot program to use sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). ...
HMAS Hobart completes joint US, Japan, Philippine maritime cooperative activity
The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Hobart and a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon have successfully completed a multilateral maritime cooperative activity within...
February 07 2025
RAAF Vampire fighter jet sees the sun again
The Royal Australian Air Force has restored a 1950s-era Vampire fighter jet for display at Amberley.
February 07 2025
Other side of history: Challenging perspectives from Japan’s Yushukan war museum
The history of international warfare is often a matter of perspective – this frame of reference is almost always written by those victorious in combat.
February 07 2025
The key lessons Australia needs to learn from the Ukraine war
Opinion: After a long period of relative peace between the major global powers, a war involving Russia broke out involving new technology that offered insight into how future...
February 06 2025
ADF undertakes change of command at Headquarters Middle East
Command of the only permanent ADF headquarters outside of Australia has changed hands, with Captain Brett Westcott, RAN, officially taking the helm of Headquarters Middle...
February 06 2025
ADF delivers fire trucks to the Republic of Kiribati
The Australian Defence Force has delivered two fire trucks to the Republic of Kiribati in a move designed to reaffirm Australia’s commitment to support the Pacific...
February 06 2025
Applications open for Navy-operated STS Young Endeavour
Applications are now open for 2025 youth development voyages in the Navy-operated tall ship STS Young Endeavour.
February 06 2025
Defence recruitment shortfalls, culture and patriotism are back in the spotlight, but the criticisms miss some key points
Australia’s Defence recruitment is back in the spotlight, with former Army chief Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Peter Leahy AC slamming cultural shifts and waning...
February 05 2025
Japan to acquire 150 SM-6 missiles in US$900m foreign military sale
The government of Japan will acquire up to 150 Standard Missile 6 Block I missiles in a possible US$900 million foreign military sale approved by the US State Department.
February 05 2025
Ukraine trials kamikaze UAVs with autonomous targeting
Ukraine has conducted testing on fixed-wing kamikaze uncrewed aerial systems equipped with machine vision for autonomous target acquisition.
February 05 2025
UK opens new Submarine Availability Support Hub to improve submarine delivery
The United Kingdom has officially opened a new Submarine Availability Support Hub to improve submarine delivery, boost engineering capabilities and help maintain continuous...
February 05 2025
Australia imposes counter-terrorism sanctions on extremist ideologies, Hizballah official
The federal government has announced counter-terrorism financing sanctions on entities that promote nationalist and racist violent extremist ideologies, as well as a...
February 05 2025
AeroVironment announces third delivery order of Switchblade munitions for US Army
American defence contractor AeroVironment has announced the award of its third delivery order for Switchblade loitering munition systems as part of US Army’s directed...
February 05 2025
US military trials ship-mounted laser against UAV targets
The US military has released details surrounding the trial of a new naval laser system against unmanned targets.
February 04 2025
Thales to supply French Navy with SonoFlash sonobuoys
French multinational defence corporation Thales has signed a contract with the French defence procurement agency to supply the French Navy with several hundred SonoFlash...
February 04 2025
Post-war global order ‘obsolete, weapon being used against us’, warns US Secretary of State
Freshly confirmed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued a fiery warning for America’s allies: the post-war global order is “not just obsolete; it is now a...
February 04 2025
Australian Army assists police door-knocking campaign in flooded areas
Australian Defence Force personnel have been deployed to assist far north Queensland residents following significant rainfall, damaging winds and flooding.
February 04 2025
Cohort plc completes acquisition of EM Solutions
UK technology group Cohort plc has reportedly completed its acquisition of Australia-based satellite communication terminals developer EM Solutions.
February 04 2025
New award introduced to recognise ADF service in Indo-Pacific
The federal government has introduced a new award to recognise the service of Australian Defence Force personnel in the Indo-Pacific region.
February 03 2025