The Australian Defense Department did not immediately respond to Newsweek's request for comment via email. The presence of the Chinese research ship comes less than a month after the nation's navy ...

A senior national defence analyst told The Advertiser that the Chinese research ship was following the path of a critical underwater communication cable off the South Australian coast.

Australian officials are closely monitoring ... The high-tech Chinese research ship is carrying a deep-sea submersible that's capable of exploring extreme depths. It's following the route of ...

The vessel is considered a “spy ship” and is understood to have a dual purpose: legitimate scientific research while collecting intelligence. Senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy ...

A Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has successfully launched the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), amid concerns about the nation ...