Strategic Influence

NATO Militaries Strengthening Allied Medical Resilience

NATO Allies have held a series of major exercises designed to strengthen civil-military coordination and ensure life-saving care can be delivered at scale in crisis or conflict, across the full evacuation chain.
2 minutes
Wellbeing

4 Words That Stop a Gaslighter in Their Tracks

Gaslighting manipulates people into doubting their reality by provoking overthinking and self-doubt. Using the phrase “I remember this differently” disengages the trap, protects self-trust, avoids escalation, and blocks manipulative power.
4 minutes
AIM-120 and Ghost Bat
Strategic Influence

Australia’s defence spending explained in charts as costs rise

The spending trajectory is rising quickly, driven by long-term capability plans and strategic pressures; however, managing cost growth and delivery timelines will shape whether planned outcomes are realistic. Major investments include submarines, missiles, and infrastructure.
8 minutes
Air & Space Power

DroneShield and Robin Radar to partner on advanced radar technologies

The two companies have partnered to deliver modular, layered counter‑UAS security, combining IRIS 3D radar with DroneShield’s open sensor ecosystem and SensorFusionAI to fuse diverse sensors into actionable airspace protection.
2 minutes
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer and merchant vessel navigating the Malacca Strait
Strategic Influence

Hormuz Is Just One Point of Failure—Australia’s Sea Lanes Face a Slow Squeeze

Australia’s trade routes face growing pressure from multiple chokepoints and shifting power balances. Risk is building gradually, not suddenly, and demands broader thinking about resilience, diversification and long-term economic security. Southeast Asian routes increasingly exposed.
5 minutes
Cyber Command Australia
Cyber

National Defence Strategy 2026: Spending on military cyber capability to reach at least $15bn

Australia’s 2026 NDS embeds cyber as a core warfighting domain. It recognises rising cyber threats, weakened geographic buffers, alliance-based deterrence; and future capabilities enhancing awareness, force projection, and infrastructure protection.
6 minutes
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