Despite technical issues causing delays in delivery, the first of three UK Wedgetail’s on order from Boeing will soon begin comprehensive ground and flight testing, with an initial operational capability milestone scheduled for 2026.

Accepting and accommodating change is the very definition of resilience. We can become more resilient with small, incremental exposures to new situations and circumstances; and dreams can help us on that journey.

Indonesia prioritises strategic autonomy, not alliances and may resist entanglement in future conflicts. Strategic plans relying on regional access are vulnerable without assured cooperation —long-term effectiveness depends on high-level engagement, trust-building, and regional diplomatic groundwork.

A new feature on the US Marine Corps website showing the history of its long-arms—from the flintlock muskets of the Continental Navy, to the current M27—is part of the Corps’ 250th birthday celebrations.

Anti-satellite threats undermine operational readiness. Space therefore should be a strategic priority—a formal AUKUS collaboration framework is needed to ensure future resilience, security, and sovereign capability. Australia is positioned to lead space coordination.

As air forces explore fighter-like drones, operational costs and logistics suggest simpler, runway-independent and expendable designs—used in high numbers—may provide greater capability and resilience. The U.S. Air Force plans large-scale drone acquisition.

This article asserts that beyond the upheaval of the recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran, a strategic shift will likely benefit China; potentially redefining security, diplomacy and economic alliances in the Indo-Pacific.

While undeniably a victory, Cannae serves as a grim reminder of the supremacy of the strategic over the tactical, and the difficulty of translating even the most tremendous tactical successes into new strategic realities.

Rapid advances in low-cost, uncrewed and multi-domain systems are transforming how air capabilities are used—demanding faster adaptation, smarter planning and more scalability. Heterogeneous forces allow broader, decentralised operations while mixed threat defence complexity grows.

Delays in delivery of US Navy’s next generation submarine are expected. These delays are not only a capability concern for US, but also for Australia, anxiously dependent on US ship building capacity to deliver its new submarine.