AUKUS sells sovereignty through foreign capacity
Dear Editor, AUKUS is being sold as sovereign capability, but sovereignty is not created by a slogan. Collins was difficult,
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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
Birthday bits and bobs
It was my birthday this week and Rosie’s surprise present nearly made me cry with excitement (I didn’t think I
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Stupid decisions and the reasons behind them
Stripping the tanks from 1st Armoured Regiment would have to be one of the most stupid decisions ever made by
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RNZAF P-8A Poseidon spots missing vessels for two successful Pacific rescues
A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon has successfully located eight people on two missing boats in the Pacific.
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AUKUS just met Britain’s budget reality
Dear Editor, John Healey’s resignation as UK Defence Secretary should give Australians pause. AUKUS is often discussed in Canberra as
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HMAS Sydney departs on Regional Presence Deployment
Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney sailed from Fleet Base East in Sydney Harbour on Tuesday 9 June, commencing the third
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OneSKY mega-delay remains ‘a concern’
Defence convened a Project of Concern Summit in Canberra this week to discuss the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System
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The future of tanks: Have they been made redundant by drones?
“Ukraine and Russia deploy drones for every tactical purpose imaginable: intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, artillery spotting, electronic warfare targeting, psychological operations, logistics
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Govt’s new announcement on 155mm production
The Albanese Government has finally signed a $72 million contract with Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions to establish a new forging capability
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New Zealand’s Middle East military observers stay positive in conflict zone
Seeking shelter during missile alerts, handling the tension during inspections, and avoiding explosive remnants of war are the necessities of
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1st Armoured Regiment: Will it ever be a tank regiment again?
Will Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, the first woman to be Chief of Army, be the saviour of the Royal Australian Armoured
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Bunker door and lift shaft progress
In this video I make some good progress on the old gate that will become my bunker door. I’ve made
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Gurkhas train under Southern Alps
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army’s 2nd/1st Battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (2/1 RNZIR) recently trained alongside
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NZ infantry platoon completes 90-day deployment in South Korea
A New Zealand Army infantry platoon has successfully completed a highly demanding three-month deployment to the Republic of Korea (ROK)
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AWM will henceforth credit ADF photographers
G’Day Brian, Love the work you do at CONTACT Magazine, keeping the stories of our serving personnel authentic. We’ve had
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Australia moving Ukraine trainers to Poland
Australian Defence Force personnel will henceforth train Ukrainian soldiers in Poland as part of Australia’s ongoing commitment to supporting Ukraine’s
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Close fire support for infantry: A thing of the past?
“Our attack was timed to start at 12.30am on 23 July 1916. Three shrill blasts on a whistle, was the
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Does armour have limited value on modern battlefields?
Dear Editor, Many eminent writers have expressed their individual and collective concerns about Army decisions concerning significant change to Armoured
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Australia’s Whiskey Project wins USMC contract
The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG), manufacturer of next-generation multi-mission reconnaissance and tactical watercraft, has been awarded a contract to build
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Bunker lights and door
The lights in the bunker were all wired up last week – and this week I begged Rosie to help
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