With public support, planned spending doubles over four years. Upgrades include anti-tank and drone defences, uncrewed vehicles, intelligence, cyber and modernised frigates. Trans-Tasman force integration a goal and emphasis on Five Eyes interoperability. AUKUS Pillar Two discussed.

The American Douglas A-20 Havoc light bomber ‘Hell’n Pelican II’ crashed in Papua New Guinea during World War II. The aircraft was found in 1976 and reassembled at RAAF Base Amberley in the 1980s.

RAF is trialling alternate fuels and electric vehicles as both a strategy to build fuel resilience from fossil fuels and work towards net zero carbon emissions. Costs and logistics are early challenges to work through.

US nuclear guarantees are now generally seen as conditional. Japan is openly debating nuclear-sharing arrangements while Korean public support is growing. An arms race risks faster, riskier decision-making. Australia is likely to push for alliance reassurance.

Adequate water intake isn’t always as simple as the oft-quoted eight glasses of water per day. Various factors affect required individual water intake, including body size, medications, gender, physical activity, climate, health status and altitude.

Operation Spiders Web, the brazen, asymmetric and successful Ukraine attack on Russian air assets, has exposed significant vulnerabilities in air defences. The US is concerned about the threat of Low, Slow, Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defeat Systems.

The tanks were built without a valid building permit and remain empty. Water intrusion detected inside tank bases. Independent reports warn of catastrophic failure, prompting questions about oversight, responsibility, resilience and emergency preparedness in cyclone-prone regions.

The technology—known as EnforceAir—can reportedly hack enemy systems and even convince the drones to attack their own areas. EnforceAir, which looks like a computer router, can be set up on a tripod.

The need for resilience in the military extends to the family. Deployments and postings, challenges spouses in exercising support and emotional stability. They also develop a strong military sense of purpose and embodiment of service.

AI tools are lowering barriers for creating deceptive content leading to significant increases in scams. Human recognition currently outperforms automated detection. Awareness and scepticism are crucial in identifying scams. Proactive measures needed.