US Army approves production of vehicle-mounted GPS alternative
The U.S. Army approved the full-rate production of a Collins Aerospace-developed vehicle-mounted positioning, navigation and timing, or PNT, system vital to operating in GPS-denied environments, the service announced
The Hypersonic Missile Advantage
In contrast to aircraft and subsonic missiles, the Navy’s hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) missile reaches a 2,200 nautical mile distant target in 30 minutes.
As Germany’s defence stocks go ballistic, armsmakers are tooling up
Defence is now by far the most dynamic sector of German industry,” says Armin Papperger, chief executive of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest arms producer. Until recently no
A loss in Europe is a loss in the Indo-Pacific
The United States shocked the world last week with President Donald Trump’s very public rift with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This was followed by a
The Quad can help Australia monitor China’s naval behaviour
Australia should enlist partners in the Quad to help address China’s increasingly assertive naval behaviour in the Indo-Pacific. The Quad may be slow in moving
How Australia is advancing gender equality in the Indo-Pacific
Women’s rights and protections are regressing on the international stage, from the Taliban’s erasure of women from public life to US President Donald Trump’s misogynistic rhetoric and decision
South Korean district court cancels arrest of impeached President Yoon
A Seoul district court cancelled the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, citing a technicality in the process of filing a
U.S., EU and Japan increase naval deployments in South China Sea
The U.S., European Union countries and Japan have increased the deployment of warships in the South China Sea in the last year to send “a
China’s congress kicks off, but U.S. tariffs steal the spotlight
The annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s parliament, kicked off this week. However, judging by the coverage from major news publications, much of
Japan to double recipients of defense aid in check on China
Japan will double the number of countries it provides free defense equipment to in fiscal 2025 as concerns grow about waning U.S. involvement in Asia