On 20 September, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced the start of a new trilateral project involving the UK and Canada. Together with the British Defence Science… Continue reading "DARPA Announces First-Ever Trilateral Multinational Project"
On Tuesday, Australia outlined plans to expand recruitment within its defense force to residents (foreign nationals) living within their borders. Initially there was confusion over the policy decision though, with… Continue reading "Australian Defence Force Plans to Open Recruitment to Foreign Citizens"
On Wednesday May 15, the US and Japan signed a formal agreement to jointly develop an interceptor capable of stopping hypersonic missiles. According to a statement from the US Department… Continue reading "Japan and US Agree to Jointly Develop Hypersonic Interceptor"
Speaking at the annual Sea Power Conference on May 14t, British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announced plans to build up to six new amphibious warships for the Royal Marines. According… Continue reading "UK Plans to Build Six New Amphibious Warships for Royal Marines"
“If two years ago someone would have said that in the Spring of 2024 we would have had North Korean munitions killing Ukrainians in Europe […] we would have probably… Continue reading "Reflecting on NATO and Asia as the Alliance Celebrates its 75th Birthday"
According to an announcement made by Australian Minister for Defence Richard Marles on Tuesday, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will double the size of its surface fleet by the 2040s.… Continue reading "Australia Will Double the Size of its Surface Fleet"
Following a meeting held in Manila on 3 November, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed that the two countries are working towards a reciprocal… Continue reading "Japan and Philippines Negotiating Reciprocal Access Agreement"
China’s People’s Liberation Army conducted a series of military exercises off the coast of Taiwan between 8 and 10 April, in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the… Continue reading "Interview: Understanding The Messaging From China’s Joint Sword Exercises"
According to four US officials speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, the US is expected to forward deploy a number of submarines to Western Australia as a stopgap measure… Continue reading "Australia To Purchase Virginia-Class Nuclear Submarines from US"
Throughout December, an Australian delegation including Defense Mnister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong has been visiting capitals across the Pacific. This included trips to the US and Japan… Continue reading "American and Japanese Deployments to Australia to be Expanded"