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Earthquake Monitors Track Space Junk Through sonic booms
The Associated Press As more space junk comes crashing down, a study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects by tuning in to their sonic booms. When a…
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A New Era of Cooperation
FORUM Staff In an increasingly contested orbital environment, the United States Space Force is augmenting its approach to space security and defense cooperation. With the release of its 2025 International…
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Acquiring Deep Skill
Tai Prohaska/United States Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability In the Indo-Pacific, where distance and dynamic threats demand unparalleled readiness, the United States’ Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability (PMTEC)…
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Innovation key to Indo-Pacific deterrence
Chris Mills/University of New South Wales Defence Research Institute As strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific intensifies, Australia and the United States have converged on complementary approaches to deterrence. Australia’s National Defence…
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Japan’s proposed defense budget calls for more drones, AI, missiles
The Associated Press Japan plans to incorporate drones, artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies as it adapts its defense strategies, according to a $55.6 billion annual budget request. The…
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Australia first to buy long-range, high-speed, air-to-air missile made in U.S.
FORUM Staff Australia will be the first nation to buy the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), a highly classified air-to-air weapon built in the United States that Canberra can…
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New Zealand foils Beijing-linked plan to gather satellite information
Reuters New Zealand’s security agency said it disrupted an attempt by a Chinese Communist Party-linked observatory to install satellite-tracking infrastructure in the country, highlighting the case in its annual assessment…
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Australia solidifies role as Pacific island region’s largest aid provider, report says
FORUM Staff Australia has become the largest aid provider to the Pacific island region, according to the latest Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map, which features data from 2008 through 2024.…
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Advanced capabilities needed to counter China-Russia space weapon cooperation
FORUM Staff China and Russia are expanding cooperation on space capabilities to degrade, disrupt or destroy military satellites as well as commercial constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink. Beijing and Moscow…
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AI-driven defense capabilities reshaping underwater domain
Prateek Joshi Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the contest for undersea dominance from a platform-centered mission into a data-dominant competition, with the Indo-Pacific emerging as its most consequential theater. As…
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