A national emergency has been declared in Lithuania over security risks from balloons entering its airspace from Belarus.
Andrius Sytas
Australia will pour an extra $1.4 billion into a world-leading drone, the first combat aircraft to be designed and made in the nation for several decades.
Tess Ikonomou
Penny Wong and Richard Marles have met their US counterparts with both nations labelling the AUKUS deal as "full steam ahead".
Grace Crivellaro
An Australian-made, AI-powered lethal drone could soon become a ‘fully operational war fighting’ asset for the Australian military, with the govt to pump a further billion dollars into the Ghost Bat program.
Andrew Greene
Having made an unsuccessful takeover tilt at Austal last year, South Korean conglomerate Hanwha has applied to double its holding in the WA naval shipbuilder to 19.9 per cent.
Sean Smith and Andrew Greene
Aircraft aboard a Chinese carrier have conducted around 100 takeoffs and landings near the Okinawa Islands, Japan's defence force says.
Staff Writers
Germany wants to persuade more people to join the armed forces as it bolsters its defence to counter the threat posed by Russia.
Australia's "unwavering" support of Ukraine has been reinforced with a $95 million support package to help the nation defend itself against Russia's invasion.
Tess Ikonomou and Grace Crivellaro
US Virginia-class submarines that will operate out of WA could carry nuclear weapons in the future, with Defence conceding the Australian government would not object to the move.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has defended a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea.
Konstantin Toropin
Cultural change, cutting-edge treatments and being able to avoid injury in the first place should be the new reality for people leaving the Australian Defence Force.
Katina Curtis
Defence Minister Richard Marles announced the sweeping changes to his department on the same day he confirmed the Australian military was tracking a Chinese naval task group.
A Sydney-based company with links to China is supplying drones equipped with AI to WA’s police force, sparking concerns about the security of the data collected by the advanced surveillance technology.
Young volunteers will serve in a new French military service program as the country seeks to bolster its armed forces to address the Russian threat.
The defence company also revealed its two independent directors would review DroneShield’s disclosure practices after the Australian Securities Exchange last week queried the controversial share sales.
Sean Smith
The defence company has also disclosed that some of the $70 million of sales occurred on November 10, after DroneShield’s announcement that day of a new contract that was pulled several hours later.
A Russian spy ship has used lasers for the first time to disrupt RAF pilots tracking its activity near UK waters, the defence minister says.
Defence spending needs to increase for Australia to have the robust and integrated military needed to counter regional threats, the head of a think tank warns.
Farid Farid
The WA Government has approved the $300 million development of a marine and aviation logistics base on the narrow, 6km-long island by an Australian company backed by a global US investor.
DroneShield shares plummeted after its US chief resigned, marking the latest challenge for the Australian defence technology firm that’s been trying to win over institutional investors.
Chief executive Paddy Gregg is frustrated over the slow pace of development on the proposed defence precinct at Henderson, which is being expanded to support naval shipbuilding and US nuclear submarines.
Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, has become the biggest shareholder in US rare-earths producer MP Materials, boosting her global bet on strategic minerals.
Paddy Gregg says Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is naturally worried about any risk of a rival gaining access to its technology but insists that Austal’s protocols are strong enough to protect any partnership.
Local shipbuilder Austal is at the centre of a growing diplomatic storm as Tokyo privately lodges formal concerns over a South Korean bid to take over the WA-based company.
