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Multi-layered air defense consisting of a Japanese-developed surface-to-air missile system Chu-SAM and Kin-SAM alongside a US MIM-104 Patriot are seen during Orient Shield 22 at Camp Fukuoka in Japan on August 29, 2022. (US Army)
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Multi-layered air defense consisting of a Japanese-developed surface-to-air missile system Chu-SAM and Kin-SAM alongside a US MIM-104 Patriot are seen during Orient Shield 22 at Camp Fukuoka in Japan on August 29, 2022. (US Army)
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bryan_clark
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Tom Corben
Tom Corben
Tom Corben
Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence United States Studies Centre
Tomohisa Takei
Tomohisa Takei
Tomohisa Takei
Senior Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Peter Dean
Peter Dean
Peter Dean
Senior Adviser for Defence, Strategy United States Studies Centre
Bryan Clark, Tom Corben, Tomohisa Takei & Peter Dean
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No. 2 in Mark’s Slack message. Caption: An MQ-28A Ghost Bat takes off during Exercise Carlsbad at RAAF Base Tindal in April 2025. (Australian Department of Defense) Description The Trump Administration’s renewed support for the Australia–-United Kingdom–-United States (AUKUS) agreement highlights the importance all three allies’ place on improvingrole in ensuring Australia’s ability to can defend itself. Nuclear-powered submarines will provide Canberra a new tool for deterrence and retaliation in the face o
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An MQ-28A Ghost Bat takes off during Exercise Carlsbad at RAAF Base Tindal in April 2025. (Australian Department of Defense)
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bryan_clark
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
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