Grand strategic thinking about our future security must incorporate regional centres like the NT – and a compelling narrative for why our defence investment makes us more secure.
Tensions between Australia and China have increased further, after the Chinese shone a laser at a RAAF surveillance aircraft that was observing Chinese naval activity in Australia’s exclusive economic zone.
A rainbow wreath laid by defence forces at a contemporary Anzac Day service.
Daniel Spellman/Defence Gay and Lesbian Information Service
Until 1992, being a gay or lesbian soldier was illegal in Australia. New research is unearthing the heartbreaking stories of people who devoted their lives to the military but were discharged when their sexuality was exposed.
Visitors look at the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet at the Avalon Airshow 2017, Victoria.
AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy
The new Joint Strike Fighter will make its first appearance before an Australian crowd this weekend. But how close to being operational is the new fighter aircraft?
Australia now plans to have 72 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from Lockheed Martin.
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The Australian Government’s mission to upgrade the defence force fleet of ageing aircraft with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been controversial since it began more than a decade ago. Australia formally…