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ADF Chief rules out action against senior SAS officers over Afghan cover-up Latest Friday 30 October 2026 Read the brief → Navy Faces Uphill Fight to Recruit Submariners for AUKUS Fleet Morning brief Thursday 29 October 2026 Read the brief → USS Colorado arrives in Australia as first AUKUS rotational submarine Morning brief Wednesday 28 October 2026 Read the brief → Xi Sees Trump as Weak over Taiwan Arms Stance Morning brief Tuesday 27 October 2026 Read the brief → US breaks ground on Mississippi plant to speed Virginia-class submarine output Morning brief Monday 26 October 2026 Read the brief → Australia Opens ADF Recruitment to Papua New Guinea Citizens Morning brief Friday 23 October 2026 Read the brief → ADF opens recruitment pathway to Papua New Guineans next month Morning brief Thursday 22 October 2026 Read the brief → ADF steps up Indo-Pacific drills to sharpen island defence Morning brief Wednesday 21 October 2026 Read the brief → Australia unveils drone swarm and sea mine payloads for Ghost Shark Morning brief Tuesday 20 October 2026 Read the brief → EOS Secures Record Nationwide Counter-Drone Deal With Kuwait Morning brief Monday 19 October 2026 Read the brief → Australia invests $2.4b in sovereign air and missile defence command Morning brief Friday 16 October 2026 Read the brief → ADF investigates hidden device found in women's showers on HMAS Leeuwin Morning brief Thursday 15 October 2026 Read the brief → ASC renews HIFraser contract for Collins-class valve maintenance Morning brief Wednesday 14 October 2026 Read the brief → NIOA unveils generic drone warheads at Land Forces Morning brief Tuesday 13 October 2026 Read the brief → Australia fast-tracks laws to let Defence shoot down trespassing drones Morning brief Monday 12 October 2026 Read the brief → Australia Admits Base Security Failures After US Covert Breaches Morning brief Friday 09 October 2026 Read the brief → Local firms advance sovereign counter-drone options for Defence Morning brief Thursday 08 October 2026 Read the brief → Sovereign Munitions Deals Dominate Land Forces Expo Morning brief Wednesday 07 October 2026 Read the brief → Army launches $12bn overhaul to build a littoral strike force Morning brief Tuesday 06 October 2026 Read the brief → US bill clears path for Australian weapons exports Morning brief Monday 05 October 2026 Read the brief → Propulsion Failures Sideline Australia's Two Largest Warships Morning brief Friday 02 October 2026 Read the brief → Expanded US Military Footprint in Australia Strengthens China Deterrence Morning brief Thursday 01 October 2026 Read the brief → RAN Homeports Two Arafura Class Patrol Vessels at HMAS Cairns Morning brief Wednesday 30 September 2026 Read the brief → Alleged Trump arms offer to China unsettles Australia Morning brief Tuesday 29 September 2026 Read the brief → MQ-28 Ghost Bat Destroys Aerial Target in Live-Fire Missile Test Morning brief Monday 28 September 2026 Read the brief → Australia urges full consensus before Pacific military group forms Morning brief Friday 25 September 2026 Read the brief → Australia and Ukraine Sign Long-Term Bilateral Security Pact Morning brief Thursday 24 September 2026 Read the brief → RAAF declares initial operational capability for Triton and Peregrine Morning brief Wednesday 23 September 2026 Read the brief → Australia Denies F-35 Stealth Parts Were Diverted to Hong Kong Morning brief Tuesday 22 September 2026 Read the brief → Senate Demands Review of Fatal MRH-90 Taipan Crash Report Morning brief Monday 21 September 2026 Read the brief → Government scraps $5,000 cap on veterans' allied health care Morning brief Friday 18 September 2026 Read the brief → ADF workforce surpasses 64,000 as enlistments hit 25-year high Morning brief Thursday 17 September 2026 Read the brief → Defence Revives Military Satellite Plan After Axing $7B Project Morning brief Wednesday 16 September 2026 Read the brief → UK pushes final AUKUS submarine order to 2028 Morning brief Tuesday 15 September 2026 Read the brief → RAAF declares initial operational capability for LRASM and JASSM-ER Morning brief Monday 14 September 2026 Read the brief → KPMG Faces Urgent Review over Classified AUKUS Submarine Work Morning brief Friday 11 September 2026 Read the brief → Australia Invests $2.4B to Field First Layered Air Defence System Morning brief Thursday 10 September 2026 Read the brief → Gilmour and Hypersonix Partner to Build Sovereign Hypersonic Test Capability Morning brief Wednesday 09 September 2026 Read the brief → Australia Commits Over $980M to Solomon Islands Under New Treaty Morning brief Tuesday 08 September 2026 Read the brief → Natasha Stott Despoja leads independent inquiry into ADF sexual violence Morning brief Monday 07 September 2026 Read the brief → US and Australia accelerate expanded American military presence Morning brief Friday 04 September 2026 Read the brief → Babcock Secures $129M Deal to Sustain Anzac-Class Frigates Morning brief 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