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Paying tribute to our troops on Anzac Day
One hundred and four years on from the landing of Australian troops at Gallipoli, the nation continues to honour and commemorate those who serve, have served previously, and those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has a long history of maintaining the security of the nation and takes […]
Aussie sub first to get through Dardanelles Strait
A FASCINATING story that has often been overlooked on Anzac Day is that of the Australian submarine that was the first to breach the Dardanelles, having sailed from Sydney. It's a tale of derring-do by the Dublin-born lieutenant-commander, Henry Hugh Gordon Dacre Stoker, who began his career as a 14-year-old sea cadet and ended it […]
U.S. Army discloses further details of long-range “Sniper” strike missile
On April 25, the U.S. Army Contracting Command posted a notice on the U.S. government’s main contracting website, that given further details on the capabilities of its new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Extended Range (ER) Modification in support of Precision Fires Rocket & Missile Systems (PFRMS) Project Office (PO). According to a notice, […]
Future Ready Combat Vehicle: South Korean ready to build FRCV armoured vehicle under Make in India
South Korea based Hyundai Rotem is ready to produce $ 5 billion Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) for the Mechanised Forces in compliance with `Make in India’ policy, if it is awarded the contract to build more than 2000 units. An FRCV, not to be confused with Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) is an armoured […]
China leads U.S. on potent super-fast missiles
China is leading the U.S. in a race to deploy hypersonic missiles that would defeat existing air defence systems, according to senior U.S. officials. The combination of speed, manoeuvrability and altitude of these missiles makes them difficult to track and intercept. They travel at speeds of more than five times the speed of sound or […]
Facebook under fire for fake news in run-up to Federal Election
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is reported to have asked Facebook to remove four items of unauthorised election content from the social media platform in the lead up to the May 18 federal election.The AEC, in partnership with ASIO and the Australian Signals Directorate, is said to be ramping up efforts to prevent the publication […]
UK to approve Huawei for non-core parts of 5G networks as spy chief details how it gain a cyber security ‘license’
The UK has reportedly taken a position on the use of Huawei equipment for the nation’s 5G networks, limiting the Chinese vendor to "non-core" parts of the nation's commercial mobile networks. The decision, which appears to have been leaked to the UK’s Daily Telegraph, came as representatives from the Five Eyes intelligence agencies for the […]
'Everyone is Frankie': the day that stopped the clock in Vietnam
For some of the Australian soldiers fighting in Vietnam, it was the worst day of their lives. It was also the inspiration for Redgum’s classic, "I Was Only 19"Bill Wilcox’s watch stopped dead at 2.20pm on 21 July 1969 and never restarted. A field engineer in 1 Squadron, he’d been up in the Long Hai […]
The Strategic Shift and Reshaping Australian Defense Policy
After the recent Williams Foundation Seminar which focused on the evolution of Australian defense capabilities and policies, I had a chance to discuss the changing context for Australian policy and the challenge of reshaping the Australian policy approach with Brendan Sargeant. Sargeant is currently Honorary Professor at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, at the […]
Cyber spooks hint at hard work defending election from hackers
The international Five Eyes network of cyber spies believes Australia is at risk from foreign interference in its federal election, including direct hacks and targeted "fake news", a security conference has been told. Disinformation is proving to be a broader challenge for the agencies because of how it intersects with free speech, one expert said.

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