The US State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale of Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles - Extended Range (JASSM ER) to Australia for an estimated US$235 million.

DroneShield has announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with the Australian Missile Corporation, as the $1bn Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance enterprise enters the next phase.

Northrop Grumman delivered the first of six production Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) Engagement Operations Centres to the US government under a contract for Poland’s WISLA program, marking the first foreign military sale of the capability.

While it is a US-only exercise, some of the developments trialled during Valiant Shield 2022 were such rapid-decision-making tools that could be of interest to Australia in the future, as it looks to develop a Joint Air Battle Management System.

The new ISR integration capability – named Wagardi – achieved final operational capability last month and was delivered in partnership with Leidos Australia as the first tranche of JP 2096 Phase 1.

Lockheed Martin Australia and Canberra-based satellite communications SME Clearbox Systems have successfully completed critical ground segment software integration as part of their teaming for JP9102.

The Australian Defence Force has awarded Serco Australia a new four-year contract to provide dedicated medical and dental equipment support, with specialist medical kitting and management of maintenance services.

Leidos Australia has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defence to deliver a health knowledge management system to support healthcare services across the ADF under Joint Project 2060 Phase 4.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has detailed plans for an additional 12 new MH-60R Romeo maritime helicopters and 29 new AH-64E Apache Armed Reconnaissance helicopters to join Australia’s Navy and Army.

The US State Department has approved Australia's request to purchase Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of US$42 million (A$56 million).

Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have released a joint statement on their progress on cooperation under the AUKUS agreement, through which Australia will acquire nuclear-powered submarines.

The government has approved the accelerated acquisition of improved weapon capabilities for the ADF at a total cost of $3.5 billion.

Raytheon and Lockheed Martin have been chosen to deliver the Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise (GWEO).

Foreshadowed in the 2020 Defence Strategic Update (DSU) and Force Structure Plan (FSP), the ADF’s precision weapons capability has received a major boost in the past 12 months, especially in the wake of the AUKUS announcement in September.

Saab Australia has completed the relocation of its deployable health facility from Sweden to Victoria, and signed contracts with Aspen Medical and Global Defence Solutions.

Japan and South Korea are being reluctantly and probably inevitably pushed towards becoming nuclear weapon states, according to former Singapore Foreign Minister Bilahari Kausikan.