Defence and National Security

The Albanese government has approved a tender process that will pit the StrikeMaster mobile missile launcher against the American-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), currently being used by Ukrainian forces.

Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Defence Personnel says the legislation that will be necessary to implement recommendations of the royal commission will be tabled early next year.

The head of federal parliament's intelligence committee has suggested Australia is bolstering its military capabilities in part to deter China from invading Taiwan.

Legislative changes will be enacted to establish a new oversight body as the government accepts several proposals including mandatory discharge for sexual offences.

Generation Z are increasingly reluctant to become the next James Bond, as spy agencies take rare step of recruitment advertising.

Being a secret agent might seem like a glamorous job, but agencies in the West are struggling to attract the next generation of spies due to many young people prioritising issues such as climate change and COVID-19 over national security.

The European power spends billions of euros on New Caledonia and faces a large damage bill from this year's violent unrest. Why is it hanging on?

Australia is expected to acquire three Virginia-class submarines in the 2030s as part of the agreement.

The Chinese ambassador to New Zealand, Wang Xiaolong, says if New Zealand joins security grouping AUKUS it will "inevitably" have negative consequences for the country's relationship with China.

As Pacific leaders talk of an "Ocean of Peace", nations continue to sign up to defence pacts with the US, as concerns mount about China's growing military interests across the region.

Tender documents reveal the Australian Submarine Agency awarded the lucrative AUKUS contract to the local subsidiary of McKinsey & Company last month.

Georgy Sides and her friends grew up with absent fathers who served their country in Afghanistan in the wake of September 11. Now they're sharing their stories of how Australia's commitment to a distant theatre of war altered their adolescence and shaped who they are today.

The French defence and technology firm denies bribery and corruption allegations brought to its attention after Britain's Serious Fraud Office announced a joint investigation with French authorities.

With Joe Biden about to step off the world stage, the jockeying for position has begun, with China's Xi Jinping taking an early lead.

The missile struck a military warehouse in the early hours of Thursday morning, sparking condemnation from world leaders who labelled the move as an escalation.

Defence businesses say the conference was "an embarrassment" after none of the advertised officials turned up.

Hackers are increasingly eyeing private schools as a "honey pot" for ransomware, with the average cost of cybercrime to small businesses hitting almost $50,000.

Residents in Adelaide say they've been blindsided by a decision to store radioactive submarine waste at the city's suburban shipyards.

The outgoing diplomat also called her cousin Robert F Kennedy Jr's vaccine views "dangerous" in a wideranging Press Club appearance.

Experts say the long-range missile systems could be used to target critical supply chains and hamper the Russian invasion of Ukraine, if not end it entirely.