Robert Dougherty asks, should Australia’s retiring Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters be given a second life as attack drones?

First-person-view attack drones are expected to become a specialised tool, not a silver bullet, as the ADF rapidly integrates uncrewed aerial systems into its armoury.

The government’s headline $7 billion counter-drone plan is largely smoke and mirrors, spreading funds over a decade into legacy systems while leaving Australia underprepared for high-volume drone warfare, argues Michael Shoebridge.

As travel through the Middle East plummets amid the Iran conflict, airlines and their passengers are looking back towards Southeast Asia to connect Australia and Europe – and Kuala Lumpur could be well-positioned to capitalise on the pivot and become a major connecting hub, as Jake Nelson discovered.