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Southern Launch has announced the safe return of Varda Space Industries' W-8 capsule to the Koonibba Test Range. The capsule landed at 12:05am ACDT on 6 November, marking the beginning of the busiest re-entry period at the Koonibba Test Range. Read more
In March, the Australian Army commemorated 125 years since its inception. In August, the Australian Women’s Army Service celebrated its 85th anniversary | Kirra Davey
ADM is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Women in Defence Awards following an exciting ceremony held 15th October at the National Arboretum in Canberra.
The conflicts in Ukraine and the Gulf have shown that technology is now evolving with staggering speed and that acquisition and decision-making need to keep up | Gregor Ferguson
Australia is donating Bluebottle drone vessels to Fiji to aid in its fight against international drug traffickers who use the Pacific island group as a waypoint in transiting shipments of cocaine and other drugs to Australia and New Zealand | Max Blenkin
The government has disclosed fresh details of its reprioritisation of the Defence Integrated Investment Program (IIP), reallocating funding from programs judged as less important or close enough to completion to projects of higher priority.
Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have taken further steps regarding Australia’s preparations for the establishment of Submarine Rotational Force‑West | Kirra Davey
Ocean Software has been selected by the Irish Defence Forces to deliver a new operational systems environment for the Irish Air Corps, supporting its ongoing modernisation and future capability requirements.
Ryan Aerospace has announced the T-6 Texan II Mixed Reality Immersive Training Device. The device pairs a physical, full-scale T-6 cockpit with the Varjo XR-4 mixed reality headset.
A former senior navy officer says the defence bureaucracy is impacting maritime capabilities, Seisgadget will be testing Bluebottle USVs for Japan in Australian waters, and the Women in Defence Awards event took place with a sold-out audience.
Ocius Technology has signed a contract with Seisgadget to support the performance verification of its Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Canberra-based Forge Photonics has developed inertial systems to help ships, land vehicles and uncrewed systems to track their movement and estimate their position with reduced dependence on satellite navigation signals.
Australian, Japanese and US personnel have demonstrated interoperability between autonomous maritime systems during a trilateral experiment at Exercise Keen Sword 27 in Japan.
Lockheed Martin Australia is partnering with Queensland SMEs, academia and the Queensland Government to create a mobile launch platform for early-stage research, development, testing and evaluation of high-speed and hypersonic flight technologies.
The government reallocates funds a few months after the IIP was released, the Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS Colorado arrives at HMAS Stirling for a one month maintenance period, and a mine warfare exercise completes in Jervis Bay.
The Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources is transforming into Adelaide University's first new institute: the Andy Thomas Institute for Space Resources (ATISR).
Chess Dynamics has secured a contract worth approximately $5.7 million for the supply of its SeaEagle Fire Control Electro-Optical (FCEO) systems for two Indonesian Navy Bung Tomo-class multi-role light frigates (MRLF).
The Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy and United States Navy have participated in a biennial exercise in the Jervis Bay area designed to strengthen mine warfare, clearance diving and seabed warfare capabilities.
