AllWeekly Media and Intelligence Report 03/10/25
AUKUS deal survives US review A Nikkei Asia website article citing an unnamed AUKUS tri-partner source seemed this week to suggest that AUKUS would survive the Trump administration review. However, both the Australian Government and the Department of War played down the article suggesting the review was still ongoing. It was left to Deputy Prime […]
$133 million sustainment contract to bolster ADF air operations
The Australian Government is investing up to $133.6 million over five years in command and control capabilities to support Australian Defence Force air operations. The recent signing of a sustainment contract with Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) will deliver critical integration enhancements to the Air and Space Operations – Command and Control System (ASO-C2CS), which […]
Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 commences in Japan
Approximately 130 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aviators will participate in Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 from 29 September to 10 October. Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 is a trilateral exercise between the RAAF, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the United States Air Force, focused on enhancing interoperability through air combat training. The exercise will be […]
New era of attack aviation arrives in Townsville
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Australian Army’s new attack helicopters have landed in Australia, with the delivery of the first two AH-64E Apaches to RAAF Base Townsville. Acquired through foreign military sales with the United States, the Apache provides critical aviation effects including reconnaissance, communications and networking, firepower and offensive […]
Travel to Fiji
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, will travel to the Republic of Fiji from 2 – 4 October 2025 to meet with Fiji’s Minister for Defence and Veterans’ Affairs, the Hon Pio Tikoduadua MP. Australia deeply values our close security and defence partnership […]
Visit by New Zealand Minister of Defence
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, will welcome New Zealand Minister of Defence, The Hon Judith Collins KC, to Australia today for a bilateral Defence Ministers’ Meeting. Australia and New Zealand are closer than ever, tightly bound by our shared history, deep people-to-people […]
Independent Defence and Veterans’ Commission up and running
The Hon Matt Keogh MPMinister for Defence PersonnelMinister for Veterans’ Affairs The Albanese Government is implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide to reduce suicide and suicidality among current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members. Today, the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commission (DVSC) begins operation as a powerful force for […]
Weekly Media and Intelligence Report 26/09/25
PM finally gets his meeting with US President Donald Trump Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally secured a meeting with US President Donald Trump. It will be held in Washington on October 20 – barring international or domestic incidents requiring the President’s attention. There have been a number of on again off again opportunities at […]
Australian officer to serve as Deputy Commander, United Nations Command in the Republic of Korea
Major General Scott Winter has been selected to serve as the next Deputy Commander of the United Nations Command (UNC) in the Republic of Korea (ROK) from January 2026. The appointment of Major General Winter, made by Chief of the Defence Force, Admiral David Johnston, AC, RAN, demonstrates Australia’s commitment to supporting regional security, and […]
Australia supports regional security through Exercise Bersama Lima
Australia has joined partners from the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FDPA) in support of the only multilateral security arrangement of its kind in Southeast Asia with the launch of Exercise Bersama Lima 2025. Over the next fortnight, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom, will exercise sea, air and ground forces in high-end […]