On July 11, 2025, senior naval leaders from the United States (US), Australia, and Japan met aboard the USS America in Brisbane to discuss enhanced maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. This meeting, occurring ahead of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, highlights the ongoing efforts under the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) framework[Read More…]

From late March to early July 2025, the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) HMAS Sydney, a Hobart-class destroyer, embarked on a three-month Regional Presence Deployment (RPD) 25-2 across the Indo-Pacific, strengthening alliances and promoting regional stability. The journey, marked by exercises such as Bersama Shield and Operation Highmast, showcased Australia’s commitment[Read More…]

On 14 July 2025, the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney hosted Commodore James Blackmore, the commander of the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), during a dynamic at-sea rendezvous in the Indo-Pacific. This visit, part of Operation Highmast, underscores Australia’s commitment to strengthening ties with allies such[Read More…]

The Australian Army, under Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, is undergoing a bold transformation to become a littoral fighting force by 2030. This shift, highlighted during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, focuses on precision-strike capabilities and agile deployments to counter modern threats in the Indo-Pacific. Critics, however, question the[Read More…]

On July 14, 2025, Australia’s military fired its first High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) on home soil during Exercise Talisman Sabre, a multinational war game in Queensland, marking a bold step in bolstering Indo-Pacific security. Joined by United States (US) and Singapore forces, the event showcased Australia’s growing long-range[Read More…]