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By Ambassador Dr Tobias Feakin* The Australian government has launched an ambitious cyber affairs strategy, seeking to take a leading role in building a free,...

By Pete Barker* In July, two major announcements were made renewing the Royal Navy’s commitment to the principle of freedom of navigation in the coming years. Firstly, the Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, told Reuters that Britain was intending to send a warship to the South China Sea in 2018. The Defence Secretary explicitly stated that, “we have the right of freedom of navigation and we will exercise it.”

The Minister for Defence, Marise Payne, and the Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, announced (Oct 2017) two projects to sustain the capability superiority of the Collins submarine fleet until its replacement by the future submarine.

The Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, announced (Oct 2017) world leading Australian company CEA Technologies had won a contract to upgrade the capabilities...

The Royal Australian Navy will use an innovative new data analytics system to improve fleet efficiency and capability as part of a new collaboration...

The Australian Government has announced (Oct2017) that it is equipping Australia’s Navy with the world’s best technology as part of a multi-billion dollar investment....

By Sarosh Bana* THE 10-member ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), with a combined GDP of $2.56 trillion and population of 639 million, turned...

America has grown weary of the post-9/11 wars. Long, drawn-out conflicts have worn down American resolve and left many defense officials nostalgic for “the good-old days” when adversaries were easier to describe and devoted military efforts toward preparing for conventional warfare. Seizing an opportunity, the U.S. Navy has capitalized on growing disillusionment

THE Trump administration's Afghanistan policy suggests that the United States will exert greater pressure on Pakistan, but no amount of US foreign assistance or coercion is likely to change Pakistan's behaviour, especially while its security establishment continues to view US policies in the region with deep mistrust.

A YOUNG Australian sailor looks back over his shoulder at the start of the gangway, raises his thumb and offers a brave smile. It will be the focal point of a stunning $2 million national monument overlooking the ocean at North Mole, Rous Head, WA.