Leak of secret blueprints was ‘no accident’
RUSSIA’S “secret” blueprints for a devastating weapon have been leaked on state television. Independent experts say it was on purpose.
Inventions
Vast experience killed Commando
HIS experience as a mountaineer and cold weather warfare operator led to the death of Commando Sergeant Gary ‘Frankie’ Francis on Mount Cook.
Wingsuit record broken in death-defying stunt
A RETIRED Navy Seal has risked his life to set a global record in a death-defying wingsuit distance flight, which saw him travelling at speeds up to 225km/h.
The day that nearly started World War III
THE year was 1983. Cold War sabre-rattling was at its peak. Now freshly declassified documents show how a war game in Europe brought us frighteningly close to nuclear armageddon.
Russia’s huge aircraft carrier fail
EMBARRASSMENT is when your giant ship is engaged in some gunboat diplomacy and breaks down in the middle of a storm.
Indigenous hero’s sacrifice honoured
PRINCE Charles, the future King of Australia, will pay his respects and honour the memory of indigenous war hero Maitland Madge.
WWII hero ’Mick’ passes away
AUSTRALIA has lost a genuine World War II hero with the passing of former Commando and ‘Z’ Special Unit operative Edgar ‘Mick’ Dennis.
Putin’s most threatening weapons
FOR decades, we have mocked Russia’s military as a throwback to a defunct era. But new tech is turning that notion on its head.
Experience life on a warship
WARSHIPS will be brought to life for visitors when the Australian National Maritime Museum’s new $12 million ‘Action Stations’ exhibit opens on Sunday.
Why activists want rapid-fire guns banned
THE widow of a man shot dead in a robbery has made an emotional appeal to the Turnbull government to ban a new rapid-fire shotgun.
When wargames go horribly wrong
DEADLY games of chicken are once again playing out in the skies above Europe and the South China Sea. But this declassified video reveals how horribly wrong things can go.
RAAF’s ‘dangerous’ fuel shortage
RAAF war planes would run out of fuel just 30 days into a major conflict due to a dangerous shortage of aviation fuel, a report has warned.
The shape of things to come?
CAN a 70-year-old Nazi super-weapon hold the key to what the Pentagon’s top secret, $80 billion future stealth bomber looks like?
Company shocked by Long Tan Memorial sign
VETERANS of the Battle of Long Tan in Vietnam 49 years ago and visitors to the Memorial Cross were disgusted by a corporate sign stuck to the memorial.
Aussie war you didn’t know about
IT WAS a military offensive never before seen on Australian soil. A battle which required parliamentary approval. Oh, and Australia lost.
Australia’s South China Sea challenge
AUSTRALIA is engaged in a delicate diplomatic dance as the Turnbull Government grapples with its response to China’s bully boy tactics.
Russian bombers ‘startle’ American carrier
AN AMERICAN aircraft carrier has been startled into scrambling armed fighters after Russian bombers came too close to it at high speed.
RAAF ‘rescues’ crippled US Hornet
AN Australian air force tanker jet has come to the rescue of a US F/A-18 Hornet experiencing difficulties over northern Iraq.
Russians subs lurk over internet cables
RUSSIAN submarines have been spotted surveying vital undersea internet cables, raising fears that the freshly belligerent nation may plan to cut the data lifelines in times of conflict.
Runaway blimp crash lands
A RUNAWAY military blimp worth over a $1.9 billion has crashed near a school in Pennsylvania after it broke loose from a base in Maryland and flew 240km.
Russia claims unprecedented success
RUSSIA claims to have struck 118 “terrorist” targets in Syria in the last 24 hours, its highest daily total so far, thanks to new intelligence.
‘We don’t plan for climate change’
CLIMATE change was a ‘sleeper issue’ for ageing defence brass, but a former Chief of Defence said those that get it want to start talking about it.
Battle looming between US and China
THE United States did something bold yesterday, sending a warship into waters claimed by China. The Asian giant has reacted angrily.
‘Invisible’ bomber gets $55bn go-ahead
THE ominous, black bat-winged stealth bomber has just been made obsolete. A $55 billion replacement has been announced — and it could be flown by an artificial intelligence.
US unveils new, hi-tech F-16 fighter jet
AUSTRALIA just got a military boost, with our American allies unveiling their newest and most advanced fighter jet.
Trouble brewing for Kim Jong-un
HE MIGHT be smiling but things aren’t so rosy for the North Korean leader with reports his trusted officials are leaving in droves.
One man v IS: The world’s hardest job
IT’S been called the “job from hell” and “as big a task as you could hand anybody.” Meet Brett McGurk, the man whose job it is to take on IS.
Expanding gun ownership ‘a great thing’
NO, THIS isn’t some American gun lobby group. These are the words of an influential Aussie who says she feels “empowerment” with a gun in her hand.
F-35 fighter under intense attack
THE cost of Australia’s new F-35 stealth combat jets is set to soar as Canada threatens to abandon its purchase of the controversial aircraft. But it could go higher yet.
The awkward question that won’t go away
CONSPIRACY theories are swirling amid a bitter war of words over Osama bin Laden’s death. Is America hiding something?
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