On 13 Octoberh, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles met with Prime Minister James Marape of Paupua New Guinea (PNG) in Port Moresby in order to discuss the future of defense… Continue reading "Australia and Papua New Guinea Working on Bilateral Security Treaty"
Papua New Guinea’s Defence Force (PNGDF) has restored its fixed-wing aviation capability with the certification of its Pacific Aerospace PAC-750XL aircraft for flight with the help of the Royal Australian… Continue reading "Papua New Guinea Restores Organic Aviation Capability"
On 13 Decemberh, during a visit by an Australian delegation led by Foreign Minister Penny Wong to the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, the two democracies signed a new defense… Continue reading "Australia and Vanuatu Sign New Defense Agreement"
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) has commissioned its newest Guardian class patrol boat HMPNGS Rochus Lokinap in a ceremony conducted at Lombrum Naval Base, on Manus Island. The… Continue reading "PNG and Vanuatu welcome new Patrol Boats as U.S Coast Guard Patrols Samoa’s EEZ"
On the 25th June, the Australian Department of Defence announced in a release that it had agreed to arm Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) new, Australian supplied patrol boats through the Pacific… Continue reading "Australia to Arm PNG’s New Patrol Boats"
On 25 August, at 1610 Taipei time, Taiwanese news reporter Tingting Liu reported a U.S. Army UC-35A transport aircraft arriving in Taipei later that night, after the previous high-profile visit… Continue reading "Senator Blackburn Arrives in Taiwan, Talks with President Tsai"
An Indonesian Fisherman was allegedly shot dead inside PNG’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by members of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) on Monday, August 22nd. According to local… Continue reading "UPDATED: Indonesian Fishermen Allegedly Shot by Australian Funded Patrol Boat"
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) officially launched the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) newest National Security cutter on April 2. USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759) is the tenth Legend-Class National Security Cutter (NSC) built for the… Continue reading "Huntington Ingalls Launches 10th NSC for the Coast Guard"
Thomas Global announced on 9 February that it’s been selected by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to replace avionics onboard the Air Force’s 757-2K2 aircraft. The two 757 aircraft are… Continue reading "Thomas Global Selected by RNZAF to Upgrade 757 Fleet"
Australia has deployed members of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) to the Solomon Islands in response to increasing unrest in and around the nation’s capital, Honiara. Australia’s… Continue reading "Troops, Police from PNG & Australia land in The Solomon Islands"