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The article discusses a defense white paper released by Australia to enhance its defense capabilities in areas such as intelligence, surveillance, cyber defense and weapons. Topics include plan of government of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to raise defense spending; its decision to help the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific region; decision to buy Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft; and its plans to increase the number of submarines and acquire electronic warfare aircraft for support jamming capability.

Reports on the strategies of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to preserve regional dominance brought about by the deployment of peacekeepers in East Timor and the release of the Australian defense white paper allowing modernization. Exercise programs of the RAAF with other militaries in the region; Emphasis on stability of the organization.

The article focuses on a defense white paper by Australia, which indicated the country's plan to strengthen and reorient its defense forces. The paper included an assessment of risks in the Asian balance of power out to 2030 and described plans to adopt land-attack missiles as a strategic strike force based on a fleet of larger and more numerous warships and to replace the Royal Australian Air Force's combat aircraft. Maritime patrol missions are set to use long-endurance drones and Boeing P-8 Poseidons.

The article reports on a defense white paper which included recommendations for a domestic surveillance satellite capacity in Australia. The document urges the Australian government to prioritize the expansion of its space capabilities and acquire access to high-quality imagery to support mapping, charting, navigation and targeting activities. According to defense planners, the country would still rely on U.S. space imagery but would acquire domestic capacity in order to ensure timely access to desired data.

The article focuses on the efforts of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to lobby for an order of 100 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning aircraft. It notes that an initial Australian order is expected after the release of a defense white paper in 2009. Air Marshal Mark Binskin, chief of the air force, argues that the F-35 will be part of an integrated airpower system on which the country could not improve. It states that an order is needed in 2009 if deliveries are to begin by 2012 or 2013.

The article focuses on the views of Brian O'Keefe, the Australian who helped pioneer the Future Air Navigation System to guide civil aircraft across the Pacific Ocean with the Global Positioning System (GPS), on the advantages of using the Galileo satellite. Many technical papers addressed how the systems will augment each other and work with the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System. Navigational processes are improved by the fact that GPS and Galileo satellites are in different orbits.

Reports on the holding of the Australian International Air Show 2001 at Avalon Airport. Australian government's white paper on future defense acquisitions; Australia's Project Wedgetail contract signed with Boeing Co.; Aircraft on display at Avalon.

Reports on expected major upgrades in fighter and transport aircraft, missiles and trainers in Australia. Continental European manufacturers' aim to enter the Australian market; Key plans from the Australian Parliament's Defense White Paper.