Oceania
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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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Australia’s defense transformation prioritizes long-range strike, autonomous capabilities
Peter Parson Driven by an increasingly challenging strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific, Australia is undergoing its most significant defense transformation in decades, pivoting to a force designed for high-intensity conflict.…
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Southern Cross spotlights Australia-Japan-U.S. defense integration
FORUM Staff More than 1,000 Australian, Japanese and United States airmen converged in northern Australia in July 2026 for the inaugural Exercise Southern Cross, highlighting a deepening trilateral partnership to…
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Australia, Fiji sign mutual defense pact as tensions rise in Pacific
Reuters Australia and Fiji reached a major defense agreement in July 2026 that commits each country to intervene if the other is attacked. The Ocean of Peace Alliance, which other…
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Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks China from building military base
The Associated Press Australia and Vanuatu signed a security and economic treaty in late June 2026 that prevents China from building a military base on the South Pacific island nation. “Our…
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