Northrop Grumman has announced a significant stride in the flight-testing and production of the US Air Force’s futuristic B-21 Raider. Since its unveiling in December 2022, the
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Australian Army chief prioritises trust, the study of war and military professionalism
Land Forces 2024, Australia’s largest defence conference and industry exposition, opened to the Chief of Army Symposium for the first time. The symposium brought together
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One does not have to agree with those who think that AUKUS is an abomination to be similarly concerned about AUKUS cost and schedule uncertainties,
The Decline of US Naval Power (and How It Can Make a Comeback)
Since the end of World War II, the United States has used its massive seapower to dominate the world’s oceans, projecting its power and ensuring
The Restrained US Weapon Supply to Taiwan: A Troubling Signal Amid Escalating Tensions
The China-U.S. tensions over Taiwan are not new, but recent events have cast a harsher light on the fragility of the situation. Despite attempts at
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UNIFIL, and its many Indo- and Asia-Pacific contingents, once again finds itself in the physical and rhetorical crossfire as tensions escalate between Israel and Hezbollah.
Middle East updates: Beirut strike death toll reaches 31
Gaza ministry updates school strike death toll to 22, including 13 children The Health Ministry of the Gaza Strip has updated the death toll on an Israeli
Letter purportedly from father of slain boy urges Japan-China ‘bridge’
A letter apparently written by the Japanese father of a 10-year-old boy stabbed to death in Shenzhen has circulated, bearing a message against hatred. The
Philippines to continue Sabina Shoal deployments
The Philippines will continuously deploy vessels to the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, the nation’s Coast Guard said after a Philippine ship
Biden tells Quad allies: China ‘testing us’
US President Joe Biden was caught telling his Quad summit partners that China was “testing us” with aggressive tactics — comments which overtook a carefully worded joint statement which did