Australia is taking part in a Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA-Australia, Malaysia, NZ, Singapore, UK) exercise at Linton, NZ to strengthen trust, sharpen cooperation and collective responses to Indo-Pacific crises. Aims to reinforce regional stability.

A temporary drone presence is helping a regional partner strengthen situational awareness in contested waters—offering steady support during a period of rising tension and frequent confrontations. The Reapers provide long-endurance surveillance capability.

Growing climate shocks across the region highlight how resilience must link local readiness with national planning—ensuring communities can withstand disruption while keeping wider risks from escalating. Civil emergencies reveal gaps in national resilience.

With humanoid robots, an era is developing whereby labour is now owned, not employed. Robots offer maximum output at minimum cost, with maximum control and minimum friction. Broader ethical and social impacts need to be considered.

Undersea cables face growing physical and cyber threats. Australia is assessing risks and capabilities to safeguard these links—vital to national stability and daily life—as cyber operations become fully active and central to modern security.

Australia imports far more creative content than it exports. Stronger support, clearer strategy and a steady push into global markets could lift local creators and strengthen national influence—small steps now could unlock major long-term gains.

The article argues that Australia must build a self-reliant defence industry by 2035, mandating minimum SME participation and cutting red tape to reduce dependency on foreign suppliers and strengthen national security and economic resilience.

The aircraft's record for the longest air-to-air intercept using an AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) radar-guided missile used for both air-to-air and surface-to-air combat demonstrates extended time-of-flight and enhanced lethality for fifth-generation fighters.

AI is increasing used for everyday information and advice. Professionals caution its use for financial advice as AI doesn’t consider your circumstances. It is also not uncommon for AI models to hallucinate, or invent, information.

The UK is developing the first mobile quantum-powered MEG brain scanner to detect blast-related neurological changes in real time, enhancing troop safety, guiding return-to-duty decisions, and advancing research on long-term brain health risks.