China builds ‘great wall of sand’
CHINA is literally paving over the sea in a bold land grab that has the US seriously worried.
Inventions
NATO scrambles to stop Putin’s bombers
RUSSIAN bombers flying at supersonic speeds caused NATO to scramble interceptors after threats from Moscow to target Denmark with nuclear missiles.
Labor’s submarine plan dismissed
THE Abbott government believes it is saving Labor from itself in rejecting a call for a competitive tender for Australia’s next submarine fleet.
Missile parts found in MH17 wreck
FRAGMENTS from a Russian missile warhead have reportedly been recovered from the MH17 crash site, contradicting Moscow’s denials of involvement.
F-35’s explosive new fears
AUSTRALIA’S costly future F-35 stealth fighter has a string of unaddressed design problems which present a new problem to contend with: Pilot safety.
What the CIA’s radical makeover means for us
THE CIA is undergoing a radical transformation following the torture report controversy, opening 10 “mission centres”. What does that mean for Australia?
Call to create new mega army
ONE of the world’s most powerful people has called for the creation of a huge new army to front up to Russia. Good idea, or absolutely insane?
The next war: Can we fight it?
WAR talk is erupting all over the world. From The Middle East to Eastern Europe. From the South China Sea to Afghanistan. So can we fight with what we’ve got?
The terrifying weapon of the future
ITS capabilities are said to be worse than a nuclear bomb, and if it falls into the hands of the wrong people can cause mass casualties.
Navy boss sunk by Wikipedia
IT took little more than Wikipedia for Senator Nick Xenophon to outsmart Australia’s top Navy brass on the topic of our costly new fleet of submarines.
Be scared. It’s the gun of the future
IT CAN fire three types of ammunition, is small and lightweight. It will even aim and shoot for itself. This is the soldier’s future weapon.
Liberals face shipwreck over subs deal
TONY Abbott has been accused of lying about the tender process for Australia’s new submarines in order to buy votes during yesterday’s leadership spill.
Kim executes deputy for disagreeing with him
HE had his own uncle executed in cold blood. Now North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has executed an army general for the most bizarre of reasons.
Inside Australia’s $20b sub war
THREE of the world’s biggest defence companies are competing to supply Australia with a new fleet of submarines — and the war has just begun.
Is this America’s next stealth bomber?
THERE’S a fight for the biggest slice of the enormous new US defence budget, and one side may be ahead of the pack — building a secret new stealth bomber behind everyone’s back.
Is this America’s next stealth bomber?
THERE’S a fight for the biggest slice of the enormous new defence budget, but one side may have gotten sneaky — building a secret new stealth bomber behind everyone’s back.
Inside a Russian military graveyard
A RUSSIAN explorer has broken into a forgotten military graveyard armed with a camera and taken breathtaking images of a rusted and abandoned naval fleet.
Try to spot these hidden snipers
THEY’RE the world’s best at making sure they aren’t seen. But can you spot some of Germany’s best snipers hidden in these pictures?
Aussie subs on new minister’s radar
THIS is the most important meeting our taxpayer owned shipbuilder has for a major submarine contract, which could still go to a foreign competitor.
‘The Reaper’: My life as a master sniper
NICK Irving has gone down in history after clocking up a record 33 kills in less than four months. This is his story of war, ambush and a crackshot.
Spies ‘stole’ our fighter jet designs
CYBER spies in China stole “huge volumes” of sensitive military information from the US, including key designs for Australia’s new F-35 warplanes.
Is our F-35 fighter jet already outgunned?
ADVANCES in Chinese and Russian stealth technology and a gun that can’t shoot have once again put Australia’s next generation fighter in the firing line.
Killer robots ‘crushing’ human handlers
THE United States’ fleet of killer drones — and their human handlers — are at ‘breaking point’ after 15 years of non-stop combat, according to a leaked memo.
Inside our hi-tech search plane
WITH 12 highly trained search and rescue specialists, powerful radars and cameras to scour for signs of life or debris, this is how Australia is helping to find the missing AirAsia plane.
Secrets of world’s fastest plane
SPEEDING through the skies at 3530km/h, this speedster landed in the record books as the world’s quickest jet 38 years ago. No one’s beaten it since.
Meet the real-life Jason Bourne
CHRIS Kyle was the deadliest sniper in US military history – so deadly that he’s about to become the subject of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Abbott backs down on ADF cuts
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has announced the federal government is abandoning plans to cut allowances for Defence personnel.
New drug to ‘hibernate’ shot soldiers
WHEN a soldier gets shot, time is a killer: As the blood flows, the heart and brain shut down. A new treatment seeks to reprogram the body’s response.
Lambie to PM: Give Diggers a happy Christmas
JACQUI Lambie has stepped up her fight to improve defence pay, saying she’ll reject all Government bills if the Prime Minister doesn’t budge.
Australia ‘in range of China’s bombers’
CHINA is building an air base on a remote, disputed island chain off its coast. For the first time, it would put China’s bombers within range of Australia.
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