Australia is “seeking clarification” from Indonesia about a report claiming Russia is seeking access to a military base in the Southeast Asian country. The report by defence news website Janes ...

Indonesia is monitoring its citizens in the Gulf amid fears the Iran-Israel conflict could spread to other countries hosting ...

Moscow might be a long way from the Pacific theatre, but Biak Island is much closer — some 1,900 kilometres — to the US military base of Guam. And it's only 1,400 kilometres from Darwin.

Russia is reportedly seeking to deploy military aircraft, including bombers, at an Indonesian air base north of Australia, a key United States ally in the Pacific Ocean that hosts American forces.

ANU National Security College head Rory Medcalf said any agreement that gave Russian access to Indonesian military bases – even on an occasional or rotational basis – would be a “real ...

On Tuesday, military website Janes claimed that Russia had asked Indonesia to base long-range aircraft at the Manuhua air force base, on Biak Island off the Indonesian province of Papua, 1300 km ...

A report published this week claimed Russia had requested to station war planes at an air base in Indonesia. The report has shone a light on Moscow's deepening relationship with Jakarta. Moscow's ...

Indonesia tells Australia prospect of Russian aircraft operations ‘simply not true’ A report that Indonesia was considering a Russian request to store aircraft on one of its military bases has ...

Australia investigating after report claims Russia seeking access to Indonesian military base. Australian defence minister says Jakarta assured him report ‘simply not true’ ...

"From a base in Indonesia, this would give the Russian air force the ability to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions during Australian military exercises, gather data on ...