Inconsistent cybersecurity rules across jurisdictions hinder national resilience and create operational confusion. The article highlights the need for harmonised standards to ensure effective cyber defence while avoiding regulatory burdens that compromise responsiveness.

French and EU authorities dismantled a cybercrime group suspected of targeting financial institutions and infrastructure; some with ties to actors in Ukraine. The investigation highlights the link between organised cybercrime and conflict zones.

Houthi rebel attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, including drone and missile strikes, have disrupted global shipping routes. The article highlights escalating maritime threats and tensions in a critical global trade corridor.

US, UK, and EU aid cuts and slowing infrastructure spending are limiting Southeast Asia’s development options—reducing resilience, widening inequality, and increasing the region’s reliance on external partners. Reduced options could increase Chinese influence.

Indonesia is buying Rafale and Korean jets; Malaysia is buying US and Korean aircraft; while The Philippines, more South Korean FA-50’s. The purchases should build resilience but raises questions about long-term sustainability and regional stability.

Shifting global partnerships and evolving defence needs are creating space for European aircraft producers—boosting France’s position as an alternative to US-led programs. Rafale is introducing new digital architecture and engines; Dassault unmanned stealth aircraft.

The United States Air Force has held one of its largest-ever Pacific exercises, with senior officials confirming the drills are designed to counter China’s growing assertiveness and test US readiness for potential regional conflict.

Two civilian helicopter pilots narrowly avoided disaster when their aircraft hit a lake near Hobart in 2024. The incident was never reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, raising concerns about civil aviation reporting systems.

The new US communications and cyber office is designed to support faster, more secure decision-making in increasingly contested operational environments; treating communication and cyber as operational enablers, utilising public affairs and cyber advisors.

Medical disqualifications and waivers in a competitive and diminishing labour market is a constant balance. Balances between meeting quotas and managing potential battlefield risks, and the health and safety of the affected individual and their fellow service members.