A painting created by the students from Jerrabomberra Public School's 2D class on display at Headquarters Joint Operations Command in Bungendore, Canberra, as part of NAIDOC Week 2025. "21 Kangaroos (2D students) eagerly make their way to the watering hole /meeting place (school).
Wellbeing

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Strategic Influence

NATO Allies invest 40 billion dollars in counter-drone capabilities and drone training

NATO will invest more than US$40 billion in counter-drone capabilities, expand drone operator training and accelerate procurement through standardised systems, with the aim of strengthening Alliance readiness, interoperability and resilience against evolving un-crewed aerial threats.
1 minutes
Technology & Innovation

Chinese AI chip startup bets on 3D stacking to sidestep US export controls

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Air & Space Power

Germany bolsters ballistic missile defense with expanded Arrow-3 coverage

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Growler, Jodhpur, India.
Strategic Influence

Modi’s visit: Australia, India seek to gain strength from each other

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Singapore RSS Intrepid.
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Singapore’s carbon-fibre ship feat

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NATO Allies invest 40 billion dollars in counter-drone capabilities and drone training

NATO will invest more than US$40 billion in counter-drone capabilities, expand drone operator training and accelerate procurement through standardised systems, with the aim of strengthening Alliance readiness, interoperability and resilience against evolving un-crewed aerial threats.
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Royal Australian Air Force members from Number 21 Squadron stand proudly in front of a B-24 Liberator bomber, an airframe operated by the squadron in the closing years of World War Two, during a tour of the B-24 Liberator Restoration Museum in Werribee, Victoria
Military History

The Davis Wing, the B-24 Liberator, and the Self-Made Bet That Paid Off

The B-24 Liberator, World War II’s most-produced American aircraft, owed its success to David Davis’s unconventional wing design, which improved speed, range, fuel capacity, and payload, demonstrating how practical innovation can outperform established scientific orthodoxy.
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A painting created by the students from Jerrabomberra Public School's 2D class on display at Headquarters Joint Operations Command in Bungendore, Canberra, as part of NAIDOC Week 2025. "21 Kangaroos (2D students) eagerly make their way to the watering hole /meeting place (school).
Wellbeing

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Technology & Innovation

Chinese AI chip startup bets on 3D stacking to sidestep US export controls

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