Seriously, is this confirmed?? Is #TheOrville coming back for a fourth season? Please make it happen!

Patience, please. AUKUS Pillar 2 is indeed making progress | Tom Corben and Sophie Mayo | bit.ly/3JriFkE

PLAAF WZ-8 supersonic drone? Looks to be.

Let's see - this would be the sensible path for Tehran to take.

As we all watch both #Ukraine and the #MiddleEastConflict lets not take our eye off the ball in the Indo-Pacific, particularly in relation to #Taiwan . We cannot embrace a comfortable assumption that we face no major crisis in our neighbourhood in this decade.

'The question is how does Iran choose to respond to this attack, and that will decide whether we get into some sort of escalatory cycle', Dr. Malcolm Davis 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 tells ABC News following reports of an Israeli strike near the Iranian city of Isfahan.

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Let's hope both sides call it a day at this point. If the Iranians retaliate, especially on a larger scale, I don't see the Israelis holding back with more limited strikes in response. The gloves will well and truly be off.

We'd then be in a potential rapid escalatory cycle.

This morning, a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crashed outside of Stavropol.

Footage of the Russian bomber falling, burning and in a flatspin:

On CNN International shortly at 2:30PM AEST to talk #Iran and #Israel then at 6:00pm AEST.

A busy media day...

Hezbollah now reportedly sending drone(s) into Israel.

Coincides with Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei's birthday. abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

BREAKING: Oil prices now up 4%

The reports on telegram are suggesting it could be 8th Shekari (fighter airbase) so possible the Khatami airbase or Isfahan airport- unconfirmed t.me/sepah_cyberi_i…

Looks like #Israel is retaliating against #Iran

Last week it was reported that Beijing was hiring cyber hackers to attack ASPI. Read my response on why, whether you like, dislike or don’t know ASPI, it “is a sinister attempt to not just intimidate ASPI but interfere in Australian democracy”. It should be a concern to all.

BREAKING: 🇺🇸 CIA Director says Ukraine could lose the war by the end of 2024 if US aid package is not passed soon

After a reading day yesterday with the Defence Australia National Defence Strategy (NDS) and Integrated Investment Program (IIP) today is a writing day - aiming for a couple of ASPI Strategist pieces, and hopefully an 'op-ed' if I get time on NDS/IIP.

In the meantime, two key…

We’re gonna need a bigger boat!

Meet Ghost Shark, an extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (XL-AUV). That’s right, a massive underwater drone.

As a defense product, Ghost Shark is even rarer than the creature it was named after: the prototype was delivered ahead of schedule,…

ASPI's second #DarwinDialogue is underway!

Held in partnership with the Northern Territory Government, the Darwin Dialogue is Australia's leading initiative exploring the intersection of critical mineral and rare earth elements, and national security and foreign policy.

The…

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