Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2025 - Australia Special Weapons News
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- Exclusive: Canadian and Australian warships transit Taiwan Straits, PLA tracks throughout Global Times 06 Sep 2025 -- According to sources, on Saturday, Canadian frigate the HMCS Ville de Québec and the Australian guided-missile destroyer, HMAS Brisbane, transited the Taiwan Straits. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) maintained full surveillance and monitoring throughout the transit, with the situation fully under control, the Global Times learned exclusively.
- The 12th Japan-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations ("2+2") Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 05 Sep 2025
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers' Working Dinner Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 05 Sep 2025
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister ISHIBA by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Marles, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Wong of Australia Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 05 Sep 2025
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 05 Sep 2025
- PH, Australia, Canada, US naval assets hold 10th joint maritime drill Philippine News Agency 04 Sep 2025 -- Naval and air assets from the Philippines, Australia, Canada, and the United States successfully conducted the 10th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) off the waters of Zambales from September 2 to 3, highlighting the growing security cooperation between the participating nations.
- Philippines-Australia-Canada 'joint patrol' a provocation, only heightens confrontational tensions: expert Global Times 05 Sep 2025 -- Senior Colonel Tian Junli, a spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command, said that the naval forces of the PLA Southern Theater Command conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea on Wednesday.
- Joint training authority spies a gap in capability Australia DOD 04 Sep 2025 -- Defence has plugged a gap in the introduction of new intelligence capabilities with the formation of the Defence College of Intelligence and the Defence School of Intelligence - Canberra.
- Project of Concern Summit held in Canberra Australia DOD 04 Sep 2025 -- A Project of Concern Summit has been held in Canberra to discuss the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System (CMATS) project.
- Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the United States conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity Australia DOD 04 Sep 2025 -- Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the United States have successfully conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone.
- Australia-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers' Meeting Australia DOD 04 Sep 2025 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will travel to Japan to attend the 12th Australia-Japan Foreign and Defence Ministers' Meeting on 5 September 2025.
- Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the U.S. conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity U.S. 7th Fleet 03 Sep 2025 -- The combined armed and defense forces of Australia, Canada, the Philippines, and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone, Sept. 3.
- Growlers, Hornets deploy to Philippines for first time Australia DOD 03 Sep 2025 -- The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has taken air combat capability to the next level, deploying EA-18G Growlers and F/A-18F Super Hornets to the Philippines for the first time as part of Exercise Alon 2025.
- ADF joins Pacific Islands in fishing fight Australia DOD 03 Sep 2025 -- Air Force has completed the deployment of a C-27J Spartan aircraft and crew to the Solomon Islands for a two-week mission in support of regional fishing protection.
- Surveillance and control training now live Australia DOD 03 Sep 2025 -- Air Force's Surveillance and Control Training Unit (SACTU) has reintroduced live air battle management and fighter control duties to its training continuum in a significant milestone for the ABM category.
- WA defence industry gets capability boost Australia DOD 03 Sep 2025 -- Execution of a Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) between Defence and a newly established strategic shipbuilder, Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia Pty Ltd (Austal Defence Australia), marks a significant milestone in the Henderson Consolidation Program.
- Press conference - Parliament House, Canberra Prime Minister of Australia 03 Sep 2025
- HMAS Ballarat departs on fourth Regional Presence Deployment for 2025 Australia DOD 02 Sep 2025 -- Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat has sailed from HMAS Stirling in Western Australia for a Regional Presence Deployment, reaffirming the Australian Defence Force's maintenance of a near-continuous presence in the region.
- New foundations for airfield recovery in Australia Australia DOD 02 Sep 2025 -- A patch of bushland within Townsville Field Training Area is at the heart of a new airbase resilience capability for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), after Exercise Bronze Crocodile 2025 transformed Woolshed Airfield into the first purpose-built training site for Airfield Damage Repair (ADR).
- Australia, Malaysia sign 'sister college' agreement Australia DOD 02 Sep 2025 -- Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston welcomed General Tan Sri Nizam, Chief of Defence Force Malaysia, and his delegation to Canberra on August 19.
- Show of combined force Australia DOD 02 Sep 2025 -- The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) demonstrated their ability to deliver integrated and destructive firepower.
- Strengthening disaster relief cooperation in Tonga Australia DOD 01 Sep 2025 -- On July 30, a magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, resulting in tsunami alerts being issued across the Pacific.
- Army active in the fuel security transition Australia DOD 01 Sep 2025 -- The first 15,000-litre renewable diesel delivery to Army's School of Armour (SOARM) Puckapunyal is already powering the fleet.
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