Australia’s defence ties with the United Kingdom have been officially inked after Richard Marles and his counterpart launched an “extraordinary” agreement. The Defence Minister signed off on a “status of forces agreement” with his UK counterpart Grant Shapps in Canberra on Thursday. It’s an agreement the UK has only everContinue Reading
A billion dollar deal to export Queensland-made hi-tech armoured vehicles is a step closer to being inked. Germany’s parliament has approved a plan to buy more than 100 Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles manufactured at weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall’s factory in Ipswich. The agreement, to be signed by Defence Industry MinisterContinue Reading
Australia must seriously consider reintroducing conscription to boost its troop numbers in the face of a looming “all-out war” with Russia, a defence analyst says. Rapidly rising global tensions in eastern Europe and the Middle East threaten to “drag Australia into an orbit of an open confrontation”, Dr Alexey Muraviev,Continue Reading
Australia, the United Kingdom and America will deploy advanced artificial intelligence to track and surveil submarines in the Asia-Pacific as part of a larger AUKUS-led collaboration to contain threats to democracies in the region, including from a rising China. Defence Minister Richard Marles announced the hi-tech push alongside his USContinue Reading
A $7.6 billion contract has been awarded to British military manufacturers to design and develop a new nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine as part of the AUKUS (Australia-United Kingdom-United States) pact with Australia. The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) has signed a deal for a detailed design study to examine the potentialContinue Reading