Military Equipment

Satellite images show much of the Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab in ruins after months of Israeli air strikes, offering a glimpse of the scale of damage in one of Hezbollah's main bastions in south Lebanon.

A Pacific patrol boat has run aground on its maiden voyage in Fiji, just a few months after it was handed over by the Australian government.

An electrically powered drone able to travel almost 200 kilometres or loiter in the air for 30 minutes carrying a lethal payload will be brought into service by the Australian Army before the end of the year.

They are likely the most-recognisable fighter in the Royal Australian Air Force, but the days of spotting a F/A-18 "Classic Hornet" could be over.

Journalist Alex Barwick has lived in Alice Springs for 16 years but she's only recently dared to investigate Pine Gap, the ultra-secretive US spy base in her own backyard. 

The US acknowledges its 2,000-pound bombs cause civilian deaths in Gaza and will pause supply on a shipment of the heavy weapons to Israel over concerns about their use in Rafah. 

Kevin Graham bought a collection of 150 model ships a year ago. He's astonished to have sold all but three of them in the following 12 months.

Sam Darke said he and other servicemen were "shocked" when they bore witness to Britain's nuclear bomb test at South Australia's Emu Field, feeling treated like "guinea pigs" who wore no protection and were simply told to cover their eyes.

As flashes of bright light flew through the skies over the ABC's Jerusalem bureau, we wondered what the coming days would hold for the Middle East.

Australia and its AUKUS partners, the US and UK, are considering including Japan in some of the alliance's advanced technology projects, the three countries' defence ministers confirm. 

Scores of people have been killed across Ukraine and Russia as both sides continues aerial attacks using missiles and drones.

A former Ukrainian MP urges Australia to provide more support to the country's war effort, after the efficacy of a deal struck with France last year to provide shells to the country's military comes under the microscope.  

It was a routine army training exercise that went terribly wrong. Three men died and eight amphibious vehicles sank when a convoy encountered bad weather and heavy seas at the Stockton Bight on March 8, 1954. 

US Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, speaks to 7.30 about the controversial AUKUS deal.

Defence vehicles designed for the battlefield are being repurposed by the public and used on and off the road.

The Defence Force was called after a military marker was found by a girl collecting shells at the beach. The device was exploded safely.

The figures from a Ukrainian air force spokesperson reveal the scale of Russia's aerial onslaught on Ukraine since the full-scale invasion.

As Richard Marles plugs defence black holes, and Peter Dutton plays politics over a boat of foreign nationals arriving on Western Australia’s remote coast, the plight of Julian Assange offers a rare moment of unity, writes Brett Worthington. 

The success of Ukraine's new military commander-in-chief depends on a good relationship with his president, a supportive Ukrainian parliament, military assistance from the West and political objectives aligning with military realities. It is a daunting predicament, writes Mick Ryan.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have fired missiles at container ships in the Red Sea. As one of the world's major trade routes closes, there are fears it could derail a fragile global economy.

Pyongyang has long relied on its nuclear arsenal and array of weapons to leverage their international position.

Matthew Niikkula says Exmouth is a strategic location for the new ground-based radar facility.

In an era of spy satellites and nuclear submarines, Australia's vast northern borders are still being defended by squadrons of soldiers using techniques that are thousands of years old.

US military officials say more than 180 intercepts have occurred in the last two years, more than the total over the previous decade.

The Russian president this week revealed more details about an experimental nuclear missile. This is what we know about it, and how successful testing has been so far.