The third Peregrine lands for the first time at RAAF Base Edinburgh.
Artificial Intelligence

Australia Just Learned an Old Lesson from the AI Age

A sudden restriction on advanced AI models shows how quickly critical digital services can be withdrawn across borders, highlighting Australia’s exposure to offshore-controlled systems and the limits of relying on trusted partnerships alone.
5 minutes
Spartan Solomon Islands.
Strategic Influence

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Raises Pacific Security Pact Proposal During Australia Visit

PM Wale currently chairs the Pacific Islands Forum and advocates for stronger Pacific-led security arrangements, highlighting growing efforts to strengthen cooperation. Requires balancing external influence and regional priorities. China considered an unsuitable major security partner.
5 minutes
Australian Defence Force candidates vying to become a Special Forces Operator or Combat Controller.
Leadership

Russia’s Slow Defeat – and Australia’s Hard Lesson

National resilience depends on adaptability, industrial capacity, and public trust. Long-term success comes from learning quickly, sustaining effort over time, and maintaining legitimacy under pressure. Transparency and legitimacy remain important strategic advantages.
6 minutes
Technology & Innovation

Tungsten crunch rekindles U.S. mining ambitions

Rising tungsten shortages and export controls are driving renewed efforts to rebuild US production capacity, as the metal’s critical role in precision munitions and defence manufacturing exposes vulnerabilities in global supply chains under conflict conditions.
3 minutes
Raptor- Avalon
Air & Space Power

Grandma, Is That You? Area 51 Snap May Confirm the Long Roots of the F-47

New infrared imagery may link a future aircraft design, such as Boeing’s F-47, to experimental concepts (the X36) developed decades earlier, highlighting how long-term innovation, persistence and technological evolution can shape major capabilities over generations.
8 minutes
Wellbeing

Our Brains and Bodies on Meditation

Meditation calms the mind and delivers mental and physical benefits, including reduced stress and improved wellbeing. Research shows it enhances brain function, while consistent daily practice fosters emotional resilience and lasting positive life changes.
5 minutes
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The third Peregrine lands for the first time at RAAF Base Edinburgh.
Artificial Intelligence

Australia Just Learned an Old Lesson from the AI Age

A sudden restriction on advanced AI models shows how quickly critical digital services can be withdrawn across borders, highlighting Australia’s exposure to offshore-controlled systems and the limits of relying on trusted partnerships alone.
5 minutes
Spartan Solomon Islands.
Strategic Influence

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Raises Pacific Security Pact Proposal During Australia Visit

PM Wale currently chairs the Pacific Islands Forum and advocates for stronger Pacific-led security arrangements, highlighting growing efforts to strengthen cooperation. Requires balancing external influence and regional priorities. China considered an unsuitable major security partner.
5 minutes
Australian Defence Force candidates vying to become a Special Forces Operator or Combat Controller.
Leadership

Russia’s Slow Defeat – and Australia’s Hard Lesson

National resilience depends on adaptability, industrial capacity, and public trust. Long-term success comes from learning quickly, sustaining effort over time, and maintaining legitimacy under pressure. Transparency and legitimacy remain important strategic advantages.
6 minutes
A United States Air Force (USAF) A-10C Thunderbolt II (also known as a Warthog) behind a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) during air-to-air refuelling at Exercise Freedom Flag 24-1.
Air & Space Power

US refueling fleet falls below Air Force readiness standards, new watchdog report finds

United States air power in a potential Indo-Pacific conflict may be constrained by aerial refuelling shortfalls, ageing tanker fleets and sustainment challenges, highlighting the critical importance of logistics resilience in long-range military operations.
3 minutes
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