Oceania
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New Zealand forces build interoperability, uphold stability across Indo-Pacific
FORUM Staff A three-month New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) deployment is supporting maritime security, disaster response and sanctions monitoring from the South Pacific to Northeast Asia, highlighting the nation’s commitment…
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Australia, Thailand boosting security cooperation
FORUM Staff The leaders of Australia and Thailand pledged to strengthen their nations’ security and economic ties, including enhancing law enforcement, defense and innovation cooperation to build collaboration and trust.…
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Canberra, Tokyo extend defense cooperation with Japanese hypersonic missile tests in Australia
Agence France-Presse Japan will test hypersonic missiles and other projectiles in Australia as the nations deepen defense cooperation, including with a codeveloped laser system. Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said…
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Australia supports Pacific-led maritime security operation in Solomon Islands
Australian Defence Department The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) deployed personnel and a C-27J Spartan transport aircraft to Solomon Islands in August 2026 to provide aerial surveillance and information sharing…
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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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Pitch Black strengthens Australia-Japan interoperability, sees debut of India fighter jets
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE DEPARTMENT Australia and Japan strengthened airborne early warning and control capabilities in one of the Indo-Pacific’s largest international air combat exercises for Exercise Pitch Black. The Royal Australian…
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Exercise Pitch Black spotlights multinational air combat capabilities
FORUM Staff From single-engine turboprops to supersonic stealth fighters and multirole tankers, 100 aircraft descended on northern Australia in late July 2026 for one of the world’s most complex and…
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Australia’s patrol boat program bolsters Maldives’ maritime security
FORUM Staff The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) received a major upgrade to its maritime capabilities with the delivery of a patrol boat from Australia, the 24th vessel gifted to…
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Australian, New Zealand armies reaffirm long-standing cooperation
Australian Defence Department The Australian and New Zealand armies have reinforced their long-standing relationship with the signing of the renewed Plan ANZAC, which supports bilateral training, deployments and operations. Signed…
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