Annual growth of 5.9% is expected to lift spending to $56.2 billion by 2030. Highlights are:- AUKUS-driven modernisation, expanded sustainment capability and R&D. A sharpened strategic emphasis on deterrence, interoperability, and industrial resilience features.

A RAND study highlights how fragmented logistics, incompatible maintenance protocols, and restricted data access limit allied air forces’ ability to sustain shared aircraft in forward operations. Poses risks to readiness and coalition effectiveness.

Ukraine’s wounded veterans demonstrate extraordinary physical and psychological resilience, rebuilding lives amid ongoing conflict. Their recovery highlights lessons in rehabilitation, reintegration, and morale that are vital for sustaining combat effectiveness and post-war readiness in modern militaries.

A U.S. Guardsman using an ipad and with no previous aviation background, successfully manoeuvred an optionally piloted Black Hawk helicopter in less than an hour. This technology offers commanders greater operational logistics resilience and flexibility

The US-South Korean drone should be capable of launch from rough terrain and ships, expanding operational flexibility and forward-deployed ISR capabilities. Missile armed and could be carried on a Hercules. First flight due 2027.

Workplaces are facing rising levels of emotional complexity. Managers are increasingly expected to address psychological safety. This shift highlights the urgent need for a new leadership approach – one that integrates emotional awareness with organisational goals.

Unrealistic expectations rooted in entitlement often lead to frustration and anger. Entitlement fosters hypersensitivity to perceived disrespect, inflexibility in thinking, and blame-shifting, undermining self-awareness, resilience, and the ability to manage emotions constructively in relationships and workplaces.

The fully autonomous S-70UAS “U-Hawk,” has around 25% more cargo space and advanced MATRIX autonomy, marking a major step in uncrewed rotary capability for logistics, ISR, and multi-mission utility. Able to launch swarms of drones.

The Australian Signals Directorate’s 2024–25 Cyber Threat Report exposes escalating cybercrime and state-backed intrusions, underscoring the urgent need for stronger national defences, coordinated public–private action, and improved cyber hygiene to protect Australia’s digital resilience.

Naval forces face strategic and economic challenges as high-cost warships counter low-cost, mass-produced threats. The Red Sea experience highlights the need for distributed fleets, layered defences, cost-effective magazines, and emerging technologies.