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The Australian Defence Force has successfully completed Operation Solania − its latest maritime surveillance mission aimed at detecting and deterring illegal fishing activities in the waters of Samoa and Tonga.

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DSR signals change

With the Albanese Government’s Defence Strategic Review hot off the press, the ADM team has picked it apart to provide some insight into its recommendations.

The AUKUS partners have successfully demonstrated a trial of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomy under the Advanced Capabilities pillar (Pillar II).

The government will establish an External Advisory Panel to oversee the implementation of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) recommendations.

The government has announced the appointment of Major General Natasha Fox as the inaugural Chief of Personnel in the ADF.

Dr Dietmar Tourbier has been appointed Director of Energy at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, following a competitive international recruitment search.

A defence journalist has been arrested in India over espionage charges, with the country’s investigative agency accusing him of passing on state secrets to a foreign intelligence agency.

Defence has established a new national research and innovation centre dedicated to solving Operating in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Environments (OCE) challenges.

To try and stop people leaving the NZDF, the Ministry of Defence announced a NZ$419 million investment into wages over the next four years, with service personnel receiving between NZ$4,000-15,000 from 1 July.

Exercise Bersama Shield – a bi-annual military exercise between the five nations in the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) – concluded in Malaysia on Friday.

More than 240 Australian Defence Force and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade personnel have returned from New Caledonia after participating in Exercise Croix du Sud 2023.

More than 600 students in years 4-6 across Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales will benefit from the Beacon program this year, which involves in-school learning and intensive STEM focused camps.

Defence manufacturer Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions’ Queensland artillery shell plant has made its first international shipment to Germany as the factory moves towards full-rate production.

Australian industry is at the forefront of Defence capability enhancement and growth which drives the imperative for strong recordkeeping and fluency across the relevant regulatory requirements.

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has completed its deployment in support of Exercise Balikatan 2023 in the Philippines.

The government has today revealed it will invest $3.4 billion over the next decade to establish the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA), transforming Australia’s defence innovation ecosystem.