Powerful nations often prioritise strategic influence over values—dependent partners risk being sidelined when support becomes inconvenient or politically costly. WW1 US President Wilson prioritised global leadership over allied victory. Patron states can withdraw support without warning.

Taiwan’s geography and base limitations make its air force vulnerable to sustained missile attacks despite underground shelters —more than just diversion tactics needed. War games show rapid air losses. Ukraine dispersed aircraft across small civilian airfields.

The balance of mandatory and career training is contentious. US Army is concerned about the number of training courses soldiers have to undertake. This reinforces why online training should be continuously reviewed for efficacy (read full article through link).

Tariffs are a contemporary topic, so it’s important to have a comprehensive understanding of them. They add costs on imported products, can increase government revenue, protect local industry and act as a political tool.

The new counter-drone system is designed to track, target and defeat drone swarms. It uses a type of radiofrequency-directed energy to neutralise multiple targets simultaneously with near-instant effect, causing them to crash or malfunction.

Rising drone losses costing more than US $200 mil highlight the growing risks and costs of sustained operations in contested environments—where defensive capabilities are quickly adapting to ongoing threats. Causes are still under investigation

Anzac biscuits hold strong cultural significance today despite the current recipe emerging after the war. Women managed canteens near the frontline and the Australian Comforts Fund coordinated volunteer support. Fundraising cookbooks contributed to war financing.

This article asserts that Australia is making the mistake of focusing on ships and planes, when the age of large crewed warships is ending. And, that the sea can now be controlled from the land.

The company plans to fold technologies it developed in its unsuccessful bid for the US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform into the F-35 and F-22 Raptor to create a “supercharged” fifth-generation fighter.

The framework document argues that the US needs to establish space superiority as a precondition for winning a war, and explains that the Space Force will do that by exercising ‘space control’.