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Australia donates additional $10m in aid to Gaza
June 13 2024
Australia will provide $10 million in humanitarian assistance to the World Food Programme, with Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong supporting the...
Generative artificial intelligence system launched for USAF personnel
The United States Air Force has announced a generative artificial intelligence platform will be provided to military personnel, civilian employees, and contractors for...
June 13 2024
Quiet Australia ‘long overdue for a declared Indo-Pacific strategy’, says expert
Australia is “long overdue for a declared Indo-Pacific strategy”, according to Australian National University’s Professor Rory Medcalf.
June 13 2024
Military pilots face off at European one-on-one fighter competition
Military aviators from several international countries have taken part in a one-on-one fighter competition in Germany.
June 13 2024
Defence awaits first MQ-4C Triton arrival as support systems installed
The Department of Defence has announced the first MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft (AUS 1) will soon arrive in Australia following the successful delivery and...
June 13 2024
Can we have an honest conversation about President Biden?
Politics aside, it is time to have an honest conversation with people about American President Joe Biden and the message he himself conveys to a world full of circling,...
June 13 2024
Winners of the inaugural Defence & National Security Workforce Awards revealed
More than 15 winners were recognised for their achievements at the awards, held for the first time with support from principal partner Atturra.
June 12 2024
Veteran Capital Works grant awarded to Vasey RSL Care
Vasey RSL Care has announced that it has been awarded $50,000 under the Victorian government’s Veteran Capital Works Grant Program.
June 12 2024
Chinese fighters buzz Dutch frigate during latest sea incident
Chinese fighter jets have allegedly buzzed a Royal Netherlands Navy guided missile frigate during the latest international altercation in the East China Sea.
June 12 2024
Military aviation operators gather in Canberra to discuss flight safety
Senior military battlefield aviation operators from Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand have gathered to discuss aviation safety.
June 12 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced as government guest for Australian tour
Premier of the People’s Republic of China, Li Qiang, has been announced as a Guest of Government while he tours Australia this month.
June 12 2024
98% of waste from Defence demolition project recycled
JLL and Serendia recycled 98 per cent of waste from the demolition of a three-storey brick building at HMAS Harman earlier this year.
June 11 2024
Museum pleads: Time almost up to save F/A-18 Hornet from scrapheap
Time is almost up to save an F/A-18 “Classic” Hornet aircraft from the scrapheap and transfer it to Australia’s largest aviation museum, the Queensland Air...
June 11 2024
US assistance announced as Ukraine Defense Contact Group meets in Belgium
The US government has announced more than US$225 million in security assistance to Ukraine, as international representatives meet this week to discuss the conflict with...
June 11 2024
Embracing a Shawshank approach to defence policy? Stranger things have been suggested
The walls are closing in, the yard is full of potentially violent thugs and one in particular has his eyes set firmly on us, so how can embracing a “prison-like”...
June 11 2024
Prepare for more pronounced external threat, Philippine president warns
The Philippine military must begin preparations for “more pronounced external threat”, according to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
June 11 2024
Not our policy: Conroy rebuffs calls for boycott on Israeli defence industry
Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has firmly rejected calls for a trade boycott in response to conflict between Hamas and Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza.
June 11 2024
Defence releases new approaches to market, driving ADF capability
The Commonwealth has released a raft of new approaches to market, including new forums and working groups to inform industry on upcoming Defence investment priorities.
June 10 2024
Chinese hackers observed targeting Southeast Asian government organisation
Security researchers have outlined a highly organised nation-state campaign engaging in reconnaissance and espionage against a high-level government organisation.
June 09 2024
Drones are a boon for critical infrastructure entities – and a threat vector
As drones become a common tool to monitor and protect Australia’s critical infrastructure, they also need to be addressed as a cyber security threat, according to a new...
June 09 2024