The AIM-120D-3 is a supersonic missile used on the F/A-18F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler and F-35A Lightning II aircraft. The AIM-120C-8 variant is launched using the Army’s National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS).

This American article argues the simplistic “don’t do democracy,” and “don’t build an army in our own image,” are inadequate. Lessons include building a learning organisation, the importance of local leadership and expedient vs. realistic timelines.

Previous referendums revealed deep ethnic divisions. Instability challenges France’s Indo-Pacific strategy—resolving political deadlock will require genuine engagement that recognises local identities and longstanding tensions across a deeply divided electorate. Pacific leaders back Kanak self-determination.

ChatGPT makes it possible to mimic human language. There are ethical and practical reasons to know if your communication is between humans or chatbot. There still are quirks you can look out for to help you determine this.

Former US Marine Kristopher Battles is now artist-in-residence at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. His painting ‘Operation Phantom Fury — Fallujah 2004’ depicts the house-to-house fighting that defined the Second Battle of Fallujah (Iraq).

The E/F models will replace F-16 A/B’s and feature the Raven Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, data links, and Infra-Red Search and Track systems. The Philippines is expanding its fleet with Korean KAI F/A-50 Golden Eagle’s.

As work interruptions and distractions only continue to increase, developing strategies to protect your time becomes essential. It takes 23 mins to re-establish flow after an interruption. Time protection helps with productivity and positively impacts personal wellbeing.

As the US military prepares for the challenge of sustaining a potentially protracted military operation in the Pacific theatre, its services are working together to develop what’s being called Joint Theatre Sustainment Distribution Centres.

Some Indo-Pacific nations are actively using strategic ambiguity—balancing major powers while avoiding firm alignments—to maximise autonomy, bargaining power and, manage local risks. Modern neutrality is pragmatic, not ideological, enabling investment without full political alignment.

The unemployment rate for young graduates in US is the highest it’s been for 12 years. Anyone considering undertaking university study should research graduation prospects, workplace skill transfer and potential job loss attributed to AI.