Engineers have tested a remote-controlled model airplane with multiple rows of flaps—mimicking covert feathers—to improve flight control, lift, and reduce drag; potentially enhancing future aerial vehicle design, safety, and efficiency.

The Cold War, Soviet-era Su-25 has significant air-to-ground armament, a radar jammer and advanced avionics. Used in Afghanistan as well as Ukraine, but it appears vulnerable to Stinger missiles. Ukraine has reportedly downed multiple aircraft.

Launched in June 2024, the US Air Force's experimental NIPRGPT was developed under the Dark Saber software platform and requires Common Access Card authentication. Aims to explore secure generative AI applications.

The agreement allows the RAAF's KC-30A tanker aircraft to refuel Indian military planes, enhancing interoperability in the Indo-Pacific region; and paves the way to refuel Indian Navy P-8I Neptune surveillance aircraft in the future.

As organizations accelerate their AI adoption, IT teams risk failure by mishandling governance, ignoring regulations, creating integration issues, neglecting data quality, compromising security, and failing to modernize skill development.

The Russian leader's obsession with Ukraine is rooted in his unwavering, imperialistic understanding of Russian identity and his experiences as a KGB officer in Eastern Europe during the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Australia remains the largest Pacific aid donor with China replacing the US as the second. Beijing now targets specific nations for influence and, strategic competition has shifted aid to infrastructure. Loan-financed projects dominate infrastructure funding.

China's stealth fighter and military aviation advances signal enhanced regional influence efforts and long-range operational capabilities with Taiwan as a focus. The J-35A is China’s second operational stealth fighter. Long-term capability growth could affect Australian interests.

Foreign governments are rightfully concerned about HTS's influence in post-Assad Syria. Civilian Syrian political-opposition groups must present a plan for a transitional government, allowing HTS to participate if it transitions into a political party.

Australia must focus on scaling affordable, innovative defence production to meet modern warfare's demands, prioritising agile manufacturing processes, autonomy, and rapid scalability over legacy approaches delivering expensive, bespoke systems.