The review highlights governance, leadership, stakeholder involvement, economic growth strategies and strategy reforms. Security clearances between nations could also be strengthened and harmonised and, industry-academia collaboration fostered. Public narratives about AUKUS could be refined.

Deepening military ties among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are challenging US defence strategies. The US may need to prepare to fight multiple adversaries across various theatres, and re-evaluate long-held strategic assumptions.

Now using the name Ahmed al-Sharaa, Golani, is the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel faction. Once a shadowy figure, he leads a group designated as a terrorist group by many countries.

AI could simplify the creation of synthetic pathogens, emphasising the need to revise synthetic DNA import rules. Australia should tighten biosafety regulations and enhance synthetic DNA controls. Lab leaks present a growing risk.

These autonomous drones will fly alongside F-35s and perform missions such as striking targets and conducting surveillance. The experimental operations unit is working with international partners to develop a concept of operations.

Ukrainian air force pilots, operating outdated Soviet-era jets, are adapting US SEAD tactics and AGM-88 HARM missiles to suppress Russian air defenses. With F-16s arriving soon, their strategic air operations could significantly evolve.

The USAF A-10 is designed for close-air support missions and has been subject to decades of modernisation debates. The Pentagon is shifting to multi-role capabilities including F-35s, F-15Ks and modular F-16s with avionics upgrades.

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed support for creating a Space National Guard—and many believe its chances are high due to Republican control of Congress. However, a Space National Guard could face legislative and policy barriers.

Russia has used a new hypersonic missile in Ukraine. The missile's capabilities are not fundamentally new, but rather a combination of existing technologies, with the strike intended as a symbolic message to the West.

India’s space programme, has achieved remarkable milestones on a shoestring budget due to frugal innovations, indigenous technology, and resourceful strategies. Future projects aim to expand capabilities and sustain cost-effectiveness.