Current Events in Asia-Pacific Latest Topicshttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/forum/18-current-events-in-asia-pacific/Current Events in Asia-Pacific Latest TopicsenAustralia hosts more war gameshttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/37304-australia-hosts-more-war-games/The 20 countries taking part in this year's exercises include New Zealand, the United States, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, India, Singapore, Germany, France, Spain, Fiji, Canada, Brunei, Malaysia, Finland and Sweden

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]]>37304Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:38:26 +0000Australia sells over horizon radar to canadahttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/37034-australia-sells-over-horizon-radar-to-canada/From australian abc news service

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-22/australia-canada-sign-billion-dollar-over-horizon-radar-deal/106827724?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

]]>37034Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:49:57 +0000Far Nth Aus future ship maintenance facilityhttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/36808-far-nth-aus-future-ship-maintenance-facility/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-01/us-navy-interest-in-nt-darwin-ship-lift/106736536?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

]]>36808Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:06:37 +0000AUKUS Virginia purchases changedhttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/36807-aukus-virginia-purchases-changed/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-31/australia-to-buy-second-hand-united-states-submarines-aukus/106742496?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

]]>36807Sun, 31 May 2026 22:16:27 +0000AUKUS members to develop droneshttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/36798-aukus-members-to-develop-drones/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-30/aukus-announcement-to-develop-undersea-vehicles/106741398?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

]]>36798Sat, 30 May 2026 22:37:45 +0000RAN Collins upgradehttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/36684-ran-collins-upgrade/From ABC news service

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/planned-upgrades-to-collins-class-submarines-scaled-back/106698460?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

]]>36684Tue, 19 May 2026 07:55:15 +0000It's not jut a few new shipshttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/36454-its-not-jut-a-few-new-ships/Days after the announcement, Japan loosened decades-old restrictions on defence exports, in a long-anticipated change that will allow it to further ramp up arms sales, with analysts predicting some US allies — including Australia — will increasingly turn to Tokyo for key defence equipment ...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/us-allies-turn-to-japan-defence-supplies-as-iran-war-drags-on/106607656?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

]]>36454Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:00:27 +0000More Aussie Bushmasters, some to EUhttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/36453-more-aussie-bushmasters-some-to-eu/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-26/netherlands-buys-bushmaster-fleet-australia-commits-to-more/106608000?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

]]>36453Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:53:08 +0000AUKUS updatehttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/36430-aukus-update/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-24/us-navy-awards-contract-for-aukus-submarine-deal/106601042?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

]]>36430Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:52:55 +0000Australia enters homegrown missile racehttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/36292-australia-enters-homegrown-missile-race/Australia enters homegrown missile race — but can it really stand alone?

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Australia enters homegrown missile race — but can it real...

As Australia ramps up missile production, experts say supply chain gaps and export challenges could limit its independence.

]]>36292Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:02:09 +0000German defence minister in Brisbane eyeing Australian military hardwarehttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/36127-german-defence-minister-in-brisbane-eyeing-australian-military-hardware/From Australian ABC news service:

By Tom Lowrey

Germany's defence minister is continuing his tour of Australia, taking the opportunity to check out some of Australia's newest military hardware.

Boris Pistorius will join Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy at RAAF base Amberley this morning near Brisbane, checking out Australia's 'Ghost Bat' aerial drones.

Last year, the federal government signed contracts to acquire six Australian-made Ghost Bats from Boeing Australia. More than $2.34 billion has been committed to the ghost bat program since 2019.

Ghost Bats are designed to operate as wingmen for manned Australian fighter jets, such as the F-35 or F-18. They are fully armed, and last year a prototype took down an aerial target with a live weapon for the first time.

But it's hoped they'll find a place beyond just the RAAF.

Germany is among a number of countries expressing interest in the ghost bat, and the German defence minister will receive a demonstration this morning.

He'll also visit German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall's factory in Brisbane, where the Australian-made Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle is being manufactured, with the first batch just rolling off the assembly line.

Rheinmetall is a German company, but is producing more than 100 Boxer heavy weapon carriers for the German army in its Australian factory.

Australia and Germany are also expected to take further steps today to collaborate on the manufacture of anti-ship cruise missiles, with plans to produce components for both the naval strike missile and the joint strike missile in Australia.

]]>36127Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:15:05 +0000More PLA-N RAN conflicthttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/35949-more-pla-n-ran-conflict/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/adf-helicopter-evasive-action-chinese-military/106426388?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

]]>35949Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:03:23 +0000More AUKUS newshttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/35143-more-aukus-news/ From Australian ABC news service
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-05/aukus-review-pentagon-donald-trump-administration/105588512

]]>35143Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:52:32 +0000Chinese fighter release of flares near RAAF planehttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/34721-chinese-fighter-release-of-flares-near-raaf-plane/ From Australian ABC news service 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-20/chinese-fighter-jet-released-flares-close-to-australian-aircraft/105913308?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

 

 

 

 

]]>34721Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:24:47 +0000Apaches arrrive in Aushttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/34572-apaches-arrrive-in-aus/ From aussie ABC news service

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/australian-army-apache-helicopters-arrive-in-townsville/105833650?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

]]>34572Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:15:24 +0000Australia Underwater Drone proposalhttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/34371-australia-underwater-drone-proposal/ From Australian ABC news service

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-10/ghost-shark-underwater-drone-fleet-plan/105758720?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link

]]>34371Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:10:53 +0000Scuttled warship decays into a problemhttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/34309-scuttled-warship-decays-into-a-problem/ From Australian ABC news service

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-04/military-gift-warship-artifical-reef-illegal-dumping/105728244?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=otherp

]]>34309Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:29:58 +0000New Zealand plans to nearly double its defence spendinghttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/34125-new-zealand-plans-to-nearly-double-its-defence-spending/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-08/why-new-zealand-plans-to-nearly-double-its-defence-spending/105151326?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

]]>34125Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:32:12 +0000Japan to build next RAN frigatehttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/34089-japan-to-build-next-ran-frigate/ From the australian ABC news service.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-05/australia-japan-navy-frigates/105613688?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

 

 

 

]]>34089Tue, 05 Aug 2025 05:30:32 +0000New to Australia missile firehttps://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/34016-new-to-australia-missile-fire/ It hit its target over 300 kilometres away in four minutes and three seconds, reaching speeds of roughly 4,050 kilometres per hour — more than three times the speed of sound

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-26/australia-army-tests-precision-strike-missile-in-mount-bundey-nt/105576916?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

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