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ISIS member data allegedly compromised in cyber incident
In a major embarrassment for the extremist organisation, a hacker claims to have hacked the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), alleging to have...
January 09 2025
Big, fast, range and teeth: Beijing’s secretive new fighter reveals to upend global and regional aerial balance of power
While many across the world were nursing post-Christmas food comas, Beijing surprised many with the public unveiling of a number of new combat aircraft, with apparent...
January 08 2025
40 new Bushmasters to secure 250 Aussie jobs
Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy has announced the government will build more than 40 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles as part of a $100...
January 08 2025
US Army turns to microreactors to enhance base readiness, resilience
The US Army is collaborating with the advanced nuclear energy sector to assess the potential for deploying microreactors on one or more Army installations by 2030.
January 07 2025
Art of the deal: Trump’s call for 5% NATO defence spending raises questions about Australia’s own spending targets
US President-elect Donald Trump has hinted that he expects NATO member states to boost defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP in exchange for continuing to support Ukraine...
January 07 2025
Japan requests US$3.64bn AMRAAM order
The US State Department has approved the sale of over 1,000 AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to Japan as part of a deal estimated...
January 06 2025
Perfect storm: Chinese developments, Musk and Trump impact Lockheed Martin outlook
China’s recent release of its next-generation fighter aircraft, coupled with the growing influence of Elon Musk ahead of the incoming Trump administration, has thrown...
January 06 2025
What’s in a name? Regional and global tier one and two combatants raise questions
As we officially mark the halfway point of the 2020s, it is becoming clear that Australia’s Navy is in an ever more precarious position despite the findings of the...
January 06 2025
Vasey RSL Care urges government to fund veterans’ wellbeing services
The Victorian veterans’ support group wants the government to act urgently on the implementation of Recommendation 88 of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran...
January 06 2025
Petition circulating to restore Army’s 1st Armoured Regiment combat role
A group of Australian Army veterans has launched a petition to Parliament seeking to restore the 1st Armoured Regiment as the nation’s tank regiment, with Deputy Prime...
January 06 2025
Palantir secures US$618.9m US Army contract extension
The partnership will see Palantir deliver the company’s Army Vantage capability as part of the Army Data Platform, through to 2028.
January 03 2025
Just a reminder: US Air Force has already flown a full-scale NGAD prototype as sixth-gen fighter race heats up
Following the startling flight demonstration of two, seemingly “sixth-generation” fighter aircraft by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, questions have...
January 03 2025
Renewed call for Australia to accelerate efforts to reindustrialise
Reindustrialisation is fast becoming a focal point for nations and governments across the Western world with Australia slowly but surely jumping on the bandwagon. With the...
January 03 2025
Defence hints at Aussie Apaches to team up with loyal wingman-like drones
Defence has hinted Australia’s upcoming fleet of 29 Boeing Apache helicopters could be teamed with armed drones.
January 03 2025
After 60 years, are we finally grasping the implications of the ‘Lucky Country’ malaise?
Six decades after Donald Horne released his reflective tome, The Lucky Country, a growing number of people are beginning to recognise that our nation’s luck is running...
January 02 2025
Pentagon unveils new Ukraine assistance package
The United States Department of Defense has unveiled a new support package for Ukraine, offering additional air defence, rocket and anti-tank munitions. It represents the...
January 02 2025
Astronaut named RAAF Group Captain
Katherine Bennell-Pegg has been appointed a Group Captain in the RAAF reserves a year after she was given the title in an honorary capacity.
December 31 2024
Top 5 for 2024: Defence Connect’s best geopolitics and policy stories
The year 2024 was big for Australia’s Defence and national security debate and defence industry. In this top five, we will cover the most popular geopolitics and policy...
December 31 2024
Insitu expands with new UAS facility launched in United Arab Emirates
Unmanned aircraft system developer Insitu has launched its new Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence in Abu Dhabi earlier this month.
December 31 2024
RAAF returns treasure to UK’s ‘Millionaires Squadron’
The flying sword crest of the RAAF’s No. 24 Squadron has been returned to the RAF’s “Millionaires Squadron” 65 years after it was first gifted to...
December 30 2024