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General Dynamics to deliver 26 extra M10 Booker combat vehicles

July 11 2023

American vehicle manufacturer General Dynamics Land Systems will produce an additional 26 M10 Booker combat vehicles under a US$258 million contract w...

Aussie Wedgetails to provide overwatch for Ukrainian assistance

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Defence Minister Richard Marles, and Foreign Minister Penny Wong have confirmed that Australia will deploy a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A...

July 11 2023

Merged Australian defence and tech business reveals new name

Following the merger between Consilium Technology and elmTEK in 2022, the merged business has revealed its new brand and identity, Aurizn.

July 10 2023

Australia, Germany sign $1bn Boxer export deal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Australia and Germany have signed an “in-principle” agreement for the delivery of 100 Brisbane-made Boxer heavy...

July 10 2023

Commonwealth establishes nuclear submarine Early Careers Program

The Commonwealth, together with ASC, will help develop tomorrow’s workforce with the new Early Careers Program, providing up-and-coming professionals with the skills...

July 10 2023

Stratofortess bombers touch down in Indonesia

A pair of US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber military aircraft have touched down in Indonesia, marking the first time US Air Force B-52s have landed on and...

July 10 2023

US finalises chemical weapons stockpile destruction operations

The US government has confirmed the destruction of the country’s final chemical munition in the nation’s obsolete stockpile of chemical weapons, marking a major...

July 10 2023

US approves cluster munitions for Ukrainian counteroffensive

The US Department of Defense has approved the delivery of “hundreds of thousands” of artillery-launched cluster munitions in an US$800 million security assistance...

July 10 2023

Ukraine membership, defence spending debate at NATO summit

Ukraine’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will be discussed during the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius.

July 10 2023

Milrem tests UGV in Estonian autonomy trials

European robotics developer Milrem Robotics has tested its autonomous ground robots in off-road manoeuvring through forests, open fields, and dirt roads.

July 10 2023

Is it time to reassess the traditional ‘weight classes’ of global power?

Global power has traditionally been dominated by the great powers, with middle powers serving as their faithful “subjects” and enforcers of the global order of...

July 10 2023

France to acquire 1,515 Hellfire missiles in US foreign military sale

France will acquire 1,515 Hellfire Missiles under a possible US$203 million foreign military sale approved by the US State Department.

July 10 2023

Sweden requests 250 AMRAAMs in US$605m US sale

Sweden will receive more than 250 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles under a possible US$605 million foreign military sale approved by the US State Department.

July 10 2023

UK, Poland sign strategic partnership

The 2030 Strategic Partnership will expand British-Polish collaboration across foreign policy and defence, aligning priorities on burgeoning security and foreign affairs...

July 07 2023

Poland’s LTGEN Jaroslaw Gromadzinski takes command of Eurocorps

Lieutenant General Jaroslaw Gromadzinski took command of the service at a ceremony in Strasbourg late June, the first Polish national to assume the role.

July 07 2023

US explores lessons and mistakes of Afghanistan evacuation

US agencies must insulate worst-case contingency planning and preparations from political concerns if they want to avoid situations like the sudden collapse of Afghanistan,...

July 07 2023

US cluster munitions export ‘under consideration’ for Ukraine

The US government is considering sending cluster munitions to Ukraine to support the country’s fight against Russia.

July 07 2023

Iranian Navy opens fire on commercial tanker off Oman

The Iranian Navy has opened fire on a commercial tanker ship in international waters near the coast of Oman, according to the US Navy Central Command and US Department of...

July 07 2023

Time to be realistic about India’s role and designs for the multipolar world

India has been widely identified as the last great hope of the post-Second World War geopolitical order as it seeks to balance the increasing power and ambitions of Beijing,...

July 07 2023