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Army

HIMARS launch marks firepower milestone for Australian army at Talisman Sabre

Australian soldiers, joined by U.S. Army artillerymen, fired their High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for the first time, marking a significant upgrade to the nation’s long-range strike capabilities.

July 14, 2025

The deputy commander of U.S. Army Pacific, Lt. Gen. Joel Vowell, speaks to reporters during Talisman Sabre’s opening ceremony aboard the HMAS Adelaide in Sydney, July 13, 2025.

Asia-Pacific

US, Australia launch largest-ever Talisman Sabre drills aboard HMAS Adelaide

Military training involving more than 35,000 troops from the United States, Australia and 17 other nations began with a ceremony aboard one of Australia’s largest warships.

July 13, 2025

Coast Guard

Quad nations complete their first joint coast guard sail with stop on Guam

Coast guard officers from Australia, India and Japan will arrive on Guam aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Stratton to mark the conclusion of the inaugural Quad Sail.

July 2, 2025

A Japanese government official stands at a podium in an ornate room and speaks into a microphone, while Indian, Australian and U.S. officials stand in a line behind him.

Asia-Pacific

US, Indo-Pacific partners agree to strengthen maritime security, critical minerals cooperation

The United States, Japan, Australia and India announced an agreement to expand their cooperation on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific and further collaborate on supplies of critical and rare earth minerals that are key components of high-tech production.

July 2, 2025

China's ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian attends the national memorial service to celebrate the life of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Sept. 22, 2022. (STR/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Asia-Pacific

China’s envoy urges Australia to resist US pressure on military spending

China’s envoy to Canberra urged Australia not to be “incited” by NATO’s support for U.S. demands to sharply raise defense spending and instead cooperate with Beijing to resolve regional disputes.

June 30, 2025

A gray-hulled military ship sails through a shipyard with multi-story buildings in the background.

Navy

USS Pierre completes sea trials, closing a chapter for the Navy’s Independence-class LCS

The Navy’s last Independence-class littoral combat ship successfully completed sea trials.

June 30, 2025

China’s ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian walks past seats in Australia’s Great Hall of Parliament.

Asia-Pacific

China’s envoy urges Australia to resist US pressure on military spending

June 30, 2025

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U.S.

US Navy to field ‘game-changer’ anti-ship Tomahawk by September

The U.S. Navy will start fielding an anti-ship version of its Tomahawk cruise missile on destroyers by late September in what the service’s readiness boss sees as a “game-changer” against a numerically superior Chinese fleet.

May 31, 2025

The littoral combat ship USS Canberra operates in the Persian Gulf on May 23, 2025. It has since arrived in Manama, Bahrain.

Navy

Navy deploys first LCS to replace wood-hulled minehunter in Bahrain

The littoral combat ship USS Canberra arrived at the U.S. naval base in Bahrain last week, the first of four new vessels expected to replace aging mine countermeasures ships in the Middle East, according to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.

May 28, 2025

Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, the first commander of Japan's Joint Operations Command, reviews troops ahead of the activation ceremony at Camp Ichigaya in central Tokyo, March 24, 2025.

Asia-Pacific

Japan launches Joint Operations Command as US restructuring plan faces uncertainty

Japan on Monday activated a new military command that will take operational control of all three of its armed forces, as the country bolsters its defense posture amid rising regional tensions.

March 24, 2025

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