Australia has taken delivery of its first two U.S. AH-64E Apache attack helicopters at RAAF Base Townsville. The U.S.-made aircraft expands strike range and strengthens joint operations with American forces in the Indo-Pacific. Australia’s Department […]
The Australian Army’s appetite for the M142 HIMARS is proving voracious. With the first two of 42 units arriving in Australia only in March, the country is already eyeing another 48 of these U.S.-built rocket […]
Australia is helping to take the world into the era of Star Wars-style combat. A Canberra-made laser is about to become NATO’s newest frontline defence against enemy drones, in a deal experts say could transform […]
Autonomous submarines that Australia has launched into production are likely to relieve operational pressure on the country’s crewed submarines, undertake the most dangerous undersea missions, and present an enemy with greater risk of detection and […]
The RAAF and Boeing’s trials validated MQ-28 Ghost Bat’s autonomous combat capabilities, data-sharing functions, and integration with manned aircraft. In partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Boeing has put the MQ-28 Ghost Bat […]
A defense deal to be signed this week could see Papua New Guineans serve in the Australian military, Canberra said on Monday, the pact seen as an attempt to counter Beijing’s rising Pacific influence. The […]
Australia will spend an initial $8 billion to upgrade its shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government announced on Sunday. The investment is to be spent over a decade to transform […]
Australian tech firm Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled Apollo, a new high-energy laser weapon designed to disrupt the sensors of drones ranging from small quadcopters to larger uncrewed aircraft. The weapon generates 100 kilowatts […]
An Australian tanker has refueled a Japanese fighter jet in the air for the first time as part of interoperability trials between the two Asia-Pacific nations. A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A tanker aircraft was […]
China has unveiled a new “triad” of nuclear missiles, drones and lasers at the country’s largest ever military parade. Formations of warplanes and helicopters flew above Beijing’s Tiananmen Square after trucks carrying weaponry rolled along […]
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