Australia’s northern neighbours cautious over US military build-up in Northern Australia

As the US ramps up its military presence in the Northern Territory, experts say some of Australia’s closest Asian neighbours are increasingly concerned about being drawn into the US-China regional rivalry. This year the Northern Territory hosted the biggest ever Exercise Pitch Black, a biennial Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) joint-military exercise, featuring thousands of personnel […]

Build Joint STARS: Leverage Competition, Lower Risk

Air Force senior leaders must decide whether to build a new airborne ground radar surveillance capability. The Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) is a system boasting sophisticated radar, electronic, and communication suites installed in a modified Boeing 707. Over the last decade, this command and control aircraft, empowered by its Ground Moving […]