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January 2022 - Australia Special Weapons News
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- Joint Statement on the Situation in Myanmar US Dept. of State 31 Jan 2022 -- A joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, on the one year anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar.
- HMAS Adelaide statement Australia DOD 31 Jan 2022 -- Defence can confirm that HMAS Adelaide has experienced a power outage. Back-up power has been activated to restore essential systems. The situation is being closely monitored and the safety of the ship and the embarked personnel remains our highest priority.
- Australia's Largest Warship Suffers Power Failure During Humanitarian Mission Sputnik 31 Jan 2022 -- The Australian Navy frigate HMAS Adelaide was crippled by a massive power failure after completing a humanitarian mission in Tonga, earlier devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami, the ship's commander, Captain Stuart Watters, said on Monday.
- Australia Considering Provisional Sanctions Against Russia Sputnik 27 Jan 2022 -- Australia is contemplating imposing additional sanctions against Russian officials in the event of further escalation in Ukraine, Australian Senator from the Labor Party, Kimberley Kitching said Thursday.
- Royal Australian Air Force in Guam for Exercise Cope North 2022 Australia DOD 27 Jan 2022 -- The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will deploy aircraft and personnel to Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands to conduct Exercise Cope North 2022 with the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku-Jieitai) from 2 to 18 February 2022.
- Australia Offers Gas to Europe as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Mount VOA 27 Jan 2022 -- Australia has offered to provide additional liquefied natural gas to Europe, should Russia decide to cut off energy supplies as tensions rise over Ukraine.
- Australia Marks Grim COVID-19 Anniversary VOA 25 Jan 2022 -- Two years ago, on Tuesday (Jan 25) the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Australia. The disease would trigger some of the world's toughest coronavirus controls.
- Australia calls on China's Tencent to give back prime minister's WeChat account Radio Free Asia 25 Jan 2022 -- Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has lost control of his official account on the Chinese social media platform WeChat, sparking concerns that Beijing may be continuing its attempts to wield political influence in the country.
- Australian state announces COVID-19 smart settings to ensure students' safe return to school People's Daily 23 Jan 2022 -- Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW) announced on Sunday a COVID-19-smart plan which aims to minimize the risk of infection after returning to school amid an uphill battle against the current wave of the pandemic.
- Australian Defence Secretary Wallace Says Deployment of UK Nuclear Submarines Not Yet Discussed Sputnik 21 Jan 2022 -- Australia and the United Kingdom have not discussed the possibility of stationing British nuclear submarines on the Australian continent, while a greater frequency of military exercises can be expected, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said on Friday.
- UK and Australia conclude first AUKMIN since pandemic UK FCDO 21 Jan 2022 -- UK and Australian minsters concluded vital defence and security talks following the first AUKMIN meetings since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
- Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership with Australia: Foreign Secretary's statement UK FCDO 20 Jan 2022 -- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has agreed a new Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership with Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
- Opening of Regional Maintenance Centre Cairns Australia DOD 20 Jan 2022 -- The Royal Australian Navy's fleet is expanding and will be able to further sustain its edge at sea thanks to the opening of the first of four Regional Maintenance Centres in Cairns this week.
- Contract supports F-35A maintenance and supply Australia DOD 19 Jan 2022 -- Defence recently signed a five-year contract with BAE Systems Australia for the provision of support to Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II operations.
- Foreign and Defence Secretaries visit Australia for AUKMIN UK FCDO 19 Jan 2022 -- The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary are in Australia for meetings with Foreign Minister Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton.
- Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic amid rise in Omicron cases Press TV 18 Jan 2022 -- Australia has recorded its highest number of fatalities from COVID-19 amid the rise in cases of the Omicron variant across the country.
- Australia Posts New Record Single-Day COVID Death Toll VOA 18 Jan 2022 -- The fast-spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus in Australia has led to its highest single-day death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Australia & NZ Send Warships to Help Tonga as Surveillance Images Show Devastation on Island Nation Sputnik 18 Jan 2022 -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said an active distress beacon was detected in the low-lying Islands of Fonoi and Mango. On Tuesday, the Tongan government confirmed two local deaths while a Tongan diplomat in Australia suspects more deaths have occurred.
- US Experts Laud Australia as Bulwark Against China VOA 18 Jan 2022 -- Australian Ambassador Arthur Sinodinos' bid to raise his country's profile in Washington has gotten a boost: Several prominent analysts are arguing that Canberra deserves more appreciation from Americans for its role on the front line of the West's growing strategic and economic rivalry with China.
- New Hercules on the Block arrives Australia DOD 19 Jan 2022 -- The first Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules to be upgraded to Block 8.1 standard hardware and software has arrived home at RAAF Base Richmond.
- Australian warheads introduced into service Australia DOD 17 Jan 2022 -- Sovereign sustainability has taken a leap, with No. 81 Wing accepting and successfully expending the first Australian manufactured BLU-111(AUS)B/B.
- Chief medical officer says Australia "close" to peak of Omicron wave People's Daily 15 Jan 2022 -- Australia's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Paul Kelly declared on Saturday he was optimistic that the country's Omicron outbreak was close to its peak.
- Enhancing ADF's armoured combat capability Australia DOD 12 Jan 2022 -- Enhancements to the Australian Defence Force's combat capability will be delivered by the Government through the purchase of evolved Abrams tanks and combat engineering vehicles.
- Omicron Wave Surges in Australia VOA 14 Jan 2022 -- New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, has reported the most COVID-19 deaths in a single day since the start of the pandemic as a wave of omicron variant infections continues. However, the situation in Western Australia state is markedly different
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations Surge in Australia VOA 11 Jan 2022 -- The number of patients in hospitals in the Australian state of Victoria with COVID-19 has risen to its highest level since the pandemic began. The total number of coronavirus infections across Australia has now passed one million.
- Australia's New South Wales State Sees Record COVID-19 Deaths VOA 08 Jan 2022 -- Australia's New South Wales state reported 16 deaths from COVID-19 Sunday, its deadliest day in the two-year pandemic. The state, Australia's most populous, already has 200,000 people in isolation, and reported more than 30,000 new cases.
- Japan, Australia sign defense pact seen as response to China Radio Free Asia 06 Jan 2022 -- Leaders of Japan and Australia signed at a virtual summit on Thursday a new agreement that paves the way for future defense cooperation between the two countries - a move that analysts viewed as a response to a rising China.
- Japan, Australia ink defense, security pact Press TV 06 Jan 2022 -- Japan and Australia have signed a "landmark" security pact on defense and security cooperation to purportedly boost security and stability in the Indo-Pacific, against the backdrop of China's growing military and economic might.
- Australia, Japan Sign Landmark Defence Pact to Fasten Military Assets Deployment in Indo-Pacific Sputnik 06 Jan 2022 -- In September, Australia signed the AUKUS trilateral security pact with the US and the UK, under which Australia will receive technologies to build nuclear-powered submarines. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has also reiterated support for the AUKUS.
- Record Number of COVID-19 Infections Reported in Australia VOA 05 Jan 2022 -- Australia recorded on Wednesday a new daily record of more than 50,000 COVID-19 cases. Hospital admissions continue to rise.
- Japan-Australia defense, security treaty will inflame regional tensions Global Times 05 Jan 2022 -- Australia and Japan will sign a "historic" treaty to deepen defense and security cooperation, a move that hypes the "China threat" and helps the US rope in military alliances to make a "NATO in the Pacific region" to contain China. Analysts said the Pacific Ocean should not become the ocean for some countries to make waves and any attempt to bring harm to China's territory will meet with firm countermeasures.
- Australian scholar says fear of South China Sea conflict is exaggerated Radio Free Asia 04 Jan 2022 -- Increased military exercises and sharp rhetoric have fueled fears of a superpower conflict in the disputed South China Sea, but at least one scholar is making waves with a different narrative -- that the fears of war are overblown.
- Beijing Says AUKUS Pact Undermines Nuclear Non-Proliferation Sputnik 04 Jan 2022 -- The AUKUS trilateral defence agreement between the United States, the UK and Australia could lead to the collapse of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, Director-General of the Arms Control Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Fu Cong said on Tuesday.
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