“The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) received a major upgrade to its maritime capabilities with the delivery of a patrol […]
Australia’s patrol boat program bolsters Maldives’ maritime security Read Post »
Australia, Indo-Pacific News, Maldives, Maritime security“Australia has emerged as a major lender to the Pacific. Budget support operations in PNG and a growing pipeline of
Australia and multilateral banks now dominate Pacific lending as China’s role shifts Read Post »
Australia, China, Indo-Pacific News, Infrastructure“Beijing’s advantage didn’t stem from superior mineral reserves. Australia alone holds globally significant deposits of many critical minerals. At the
The Quad is still treating critical minerals as a mining problem Read Post »
Australia, Critical minerals, Indo-Pacific News, QUAD“This funding boost comes on top of $3.9 billion already announced for the commonwealth Australian Naval Infrastructure shipyards earlier this
Australia: AUKUS shipyards in Adelaide to receive $4.6 billion funding lift Read Post »
AUKUS, Australia, Defense, Indo-Pacific News“Over the next three weeks, 100 aircraft and around 2,500 personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force and 20 other
Australia: PM launches Exercise Pitch Black as 100 aircraft join major air drill Read Post »
Australia, Defense, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific News“For ACITI, the renewed momentum in Canada–India relations strengthens the foundation for co-operation in advanced technologies including clean energy and
“Anthony Albanese is poised to sign a major new treaty with Fiji as he kicks off a frenetic week of
Australian Prime Minister poised to sign major new treaty with Fiji Read Post »
Australia, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific News, Pacific Islands“The Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS) released today is the third top-level Australian defense document put out this year, following
Australia announces defense industry policy and acquisitions reforms Read Post »
Australia, Defense, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific News“The Albanese Government has delivered the nation’s largest ever defence export, with the signing of a government-to-government arrangement with Canada
Australia, Canada sign agreement on Over the Horizon Radar export Read Post »
Australia, Canada, Defense, Indo-Pacific News“The US military is planning a permanent war-ready weapons stockpile for its marine corps on Australia’s southeast coast beyond the
US military plans major war stockpile on Australian soil Read Post »
Australia, Defense, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific News“A proposed security treaty with Ukraine has been stalled for almost a year, hampering Australia’s ability to tap Ukraine’s expertise
“Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hoping to use a visit to Melbourne and Sydney next month to unlock a
Modi wants Australia’s uranium to power India’s data centre boom Read Post »
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