Australia to boost capacity in Pacific
Australia will significantly boost its military beach landing capability by completely replacing the Army's amphibious-vehicle fleet as part of an $800 million investment aimed...
Dreadnought submarine set for 2030s
The Defence Secretary has confirmed that first of class nuclear missile submarine HMS Dreadnought is “on track” for delivery in the early 2030s, UKDJ...
Agent Orange link to dementia risk, RAN vets affected
A new study of more than 300,000 Vietnam-era U.S. veterans has found that those who were exposed to Agent Orange are nearly twice as...
US slams Chinese flights over South China Sea but ‘they posed no threat’
The U.S. military said on Friday that Chinese military flights in the past week in the South China Sea fit a pattern of destabilizing...
US-Australia to do large-scale exercise despite Covid
The United States and Australia will hold a large-scale, multinational military exercise in Australia this (southern winter) this summer despite the challenges of the...
Contract for RN drone jammer awarded
The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £2 million contract to Kirintec to fill an urgent capability requirement to provide counter-unmanned air system (C-UAS)...
Senkaku/Diaoyu islands: US & Japan’s major worry
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga discussed the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in a phone call. Here's why, according to the ABC's Liam...
Seafarers and Covid. Crisis awaits
By Sandra Tsui*
When a business manager is willing to spend US$200,000 to send home five employees whose contracts have expired and bring five colleagues...
China gives coastguard open-fire orders
China has passed a law that for the first time explicitly allows its coastguard to fire on foreign vessels, a move that could make...
RN drones in anti-smuggling drive
Drones could play a 'key role' in tracking drug runners and smugglers after successful trials with the Navy's newest class of ships in the...