Air & Space Power

Here’s what Trump’s new ‘Space Academy’ could mean for the US military

The Academy is being planned to develop future space professionals, potentially including military service obligations. Supporters see it as strengthening the space workforce, while critics suggest it overlaps with existing institutions.
5 minutes
Cyber

UK power facility disabled for days after suspected state-linked cyberattack

A four-day outage at a small generator demonstrates how vulnerable industrial devices can disrupt essential services without destabilising the wider grid. With nation-state adversaries linked to 75 per cent of incidents, resilience is paramount.
3 minutes
Air & Space Power

Navy reveals new long range air-to-air missile, dubbed ‘Malice’

The US Navy is developing the AIM-424 ‘Malice’, a next-generation long-range air-to-air missile with a range exceeding 250 nautical miles. The missile is designed to give US aircraft greater reach, survivability, and combat effectiveness.
3 minutes
Air & Space Power

US, NZ in missile defence, sanctions exercises

Pacific Dragon integrated HMAS Sydney and an E-7A Wedgetail with multinational ships, aircraft and tactical data links. HMNZS Te Mana will subsequently monitor North Korean sanctions evasion, sustained by fleet oiler Aotearoa.
3 minutes
Strategic Influence

Hormuz: three critical islands

Iran and the UAE retain competing sovereignty claims. The disputed islands could influence freedom of navigation and regional stability — their future security may require regional administration rather than permanent control by an outside power.
6 minutes
Strategic Influence

Upgrades for Chinese frigate

Satellite imagery indicates a 50 per cent magazine increase to 48 cells, improving salvo endurance, anti-saturation defence and independent survivability. Combined with fleet growth towards 435 hulls, affordable mass compounds targeting and attrition pressures.
4 minutes
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Air & Space Power

Navy reveals new long range air-to-air missile, dubbed ‘Malice’

The US Navy is developing the AIM-424 ‘Malice’, a next-generation long-range air-to-air missile with a range exceeding 250 nautical miles. The missile is designed to give US aircraft greater reach, survivability, and combat effectiveness.
3 minutes
Cyber

UK power facility disabled for days after suspected state-linked cyberattack

A four-day outage at a small generator demonstrates how vulnerable industrial devices can disrupt essential services without destabilising the wider grid. With nation-state adversaries linked to 75 per cent of incidents, resilience is paramount.
3 minutes
Communication & Cognition

The brain isn’t hardwired to read – here’s how we pull it off and why some are better at it than others

Reading relies on brain systems evolved for auditory, visual and language processing. Research suggests inherited traits and experience shape reading ability, while the brain can develop alternative pathways for people with dyslexia, deafness or blindness.
9 minutes
Air & Space Power

Here’s what Trump’s new ‘Space Academy’ could mean for the US military

The Academy is being planned to develop future space professionals, potentially including military service obligations. Supporters see it as strengthening the space workforce, while critics suggest it overlaps with existing institutions.
5 minutes
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