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Australia tests new long-range missile capable of hitting targets 500km away
By Roxanne Fitzgerald

The Australian Army has test-fired its new Precision Strike Missile for the first time from a remote training base, with the defence industry minister saying the new weapon will be a powerful deterrent to potential adversaries.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-26/aus

ABC News · Australian Army's new Precision Strike Missile fired at NT's Mount Bundey during Exercise Talisman SabreBy Roxanne Fitzgerald

UK and Australia deepen AUKUS submarine pact with 50-year treaty
By Stephen Dziedzic

Britain says it will deepen its AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership with Australia through a new 50-year treaty that it expects to create jobs and boost British exports.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/uk-

ABC News · UK and Australia deepen AUKUS submarine pact with 50-year treatyBy Stephen Dziedzic

Darwin's wartime capability tested as massive UK naval ship visits port
By Oliver Chaseling

One of the British navy's two massive aircraft carriers has docked in Darwin, following the testing of missile rearming capability at the city's port.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/uk-

ABC News · British navy's largest vessel docks in Darwin, as port's defence capability testedBy Oliver Chaseling

Thailand launches air strike after two killed by Cambodian shelling

A Thai jet bombed a Cambodian military target after at least two Thai civilians were killed in shelling amid border clashes, a Thai government official says.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/cam

ABC News · At least two Thai civilians killed in shelling from CambodiaBy ABC News

Morrison to argue case for AUKUS before US Congress committee
By Brad Ryan

Former prime minister Scott Morrison is set to appear before a committee of the US Congress as its leaders lobby the White House to support the under-review AUKUS pact.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-23/sco

ABC News · Scott Morrison to argue case for AUKUS before US Congress committee on China threatsBy Brad Ryan

Darwin CBD hotel quietly turned into detention centre for illegal fishers
By Matt Garrick

The Frontier Hotel in Darwin has been stood up as a makeshift detention centre for alleged illegal foreign fishers, amid a surge in vessels caught in northern Australian waters.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-23/dar

ABC News · Darwin CBD's Frontier Hotel stood up as makeshift detention centre for illegal fishersBy Matt Garrick

Japanese rocket launch off Jervis Bay shows off military might
By Romy Gilbert and Justin Huntsdale

Japanese forces fire their most advanced anti-ship missiles off the coast of New South Wales for a second time as part of a military training exercise involving a record 19 countries.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/roc

ABC News · Rocket launch demonstration off Jervis Bay shows military might as part of Talisman SabreBy Romy Gilbert

This Australian ally has a warning on defence spending
By Tom Lowrey

The top-ranked Dutch military official warns Australia will need to increase its defence capabilities in response to China's military build-up.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/dut

ABC News · Dutch defence chief warns Australia to increase military capabilityBy Tom Lowrey

The 'Trump effect' could mean an alliance shift that excludes the US
By Megan Macdonald

When Canada and Australia experienced similar election results, the impact of the Trump effect became clearer, along with its potential to shift future alliances.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-19/can

ABC News · Trump's America could mean a crossroads for Australia and Canada's political futuresBy Megan Macdonald

Australia's Abrams tanks reach Ukraine after nine months
By Tom Crowley

The decision to gift the tanks to Ukraine's war effort encountered "logistics challenges" in its path to fruition, but more than half of the tanks have now arrived.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-18/aus

ABC News · Australia's Abrams tanks reach Ukraine after nine monthsBy Tom Crowley

Australian Army helicopter damaged in 'hard landing' during war drills

An Australian Army helicopter participating in the multinational Talisman Sabre exercise in the Northern Territory has been damaged in a "hard landing".

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-18/tal

ABC News · Australian Army helicopter damaged in 'hard landing' during Talisman Sabre exercise in the NTBy ABC News

Taiwan runs largest defence drills as pressure from Beijing mounts
By Kathleen Calderwood

Taiwan is wary of increasing pressure from Beijing and this year it has beefed up its defence drills and is training citizens of all ages to be ready for any forceful attempts to make it join the People's Republic of China.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-17/tai

ABC News · Taiwan runs largest defence drills in preparation for Chinese attackBy Kathleen Calderwood

This weapon can blow up a tank. Soldiers firing it are suffering brain injuries
By Elise Worthington and Emily Jane Smith

This weapon that has been fired by decades of Australian soldiers may have been causing damage to their brains from blast waves.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-16/aus

ABC News · Australian army said to not be doing enough to protect troops from blast overpressureBy Elise Worthington