The encounter follows a string of similar complaints about allegedly unsafe Chinese military activities in recent years.

SYDNEY, March 6 (Reuters) - Australia has raised concerns with China following an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter between two military helicopters, the defence department said on Friday. An ...

Australia’s national interest lies in a region that is open, stable, peaceful and prosperous. At the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus in mid-November and at meetings throughout the Pacific, I’ve ...

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s military is loosening recruitment criteria to enable non-citizens to join its ranks and help address a personnel shortfall in the defense forces. The move, first announced ...

Australia is "keeping close watch on" Chinese military ships traversing waters off its coast, Richard Marles, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense, noted during an interview on ...

The Australian military will recruit noncitizens from Five Eyes countries with Australian permanent residency to boost troop numbers. This move aims to strengthen the military against future trade ...

The Security Assistance Command has completed a foreign military sales case to deliver two out of 29 AH-64E Apache helicopters to partner country ...

The first RAAF pilot has completed the training to be certified as launch and recovery operator for the MQ-28, becoming the first non-Boeing pilot on the program. Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat program ...

Australia has taken a major step in delivering its future nuclear-powered submarine capability by paying Aus$310 million ($220 million) for the first British-built parts of nuclear reactors destined ...