Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms the Australian Defence Force will deploy an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to the Gulf to help protect and defend the region, providing long-range reconnaissance activity.

The encounter follows a string of similar complaints about allegedly unsafe Chinese military activities in recent years.

France, Spain and Australia are among the countries to deploy military assets to the Middle East after Cyprus attacks.

The Albanese government has refused to reveal who asked Australia to play a military role in the Middle East, declining to disclose details of requests under consideration.

Australia said on Monday it would not take part in any military operations in Iran, ruling out deploying troops to the Middle East if the conflict escalates,

Australia is significantly ramping up its military capabilities by bringing forward A$1 billion in military spending as part of a larger A$10.6 billion boost over the next four years. This investment is part of a previously announced A$50 billion increase ...

"It would be quite straightforward to not be on the consoles or in the control room" during a recent U.S. submarine torpedo kill, said one analyst.

SYDNEY, March 6 (Reuters) - Australia has raised concerns with China following an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter between two military helicopters, the defence department said on Friday. An Australian military helicopter was flying over international waters in the Yellow Sea when it was intercepted by a Chinese helicopter on Wednesday,