An unspecified Special Operations Unit of the Australian Army will put the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) first loitering munition, the Innovaero OWL, into service this year | Ben Felton

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace has been awarded a US$141 millioncontract by the US Air Force (USAF) to provide the service with an initial lot of the Kongsberg-Raytheon Joint Strike Missile.

Omni and the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre have found that there are no national regulations or standards related to the cyber security of drones, even those working in and around critical infrastructure.

Southern Launch and HyImpulse have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for more missions from the Koonibba Test Range and to explore using the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex for future launches of HyImpulse’s SL1 orbital vehicle.

US Navy submarine tender, USS Emory S. Land, has arrived in Darwin for a port visit.

Recruitment shortfalls for Japan’s Self Defense Force have reached ‘crisis’ levels and require ‘bold’ new measures, Tokyo’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence heard in a sitting in early May | Corey Lee Bell

KBR has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement that the company has been selected to provide concept design services for the new nuclear powered submarine construction yard at Osborne in South Australia.  

Canadian Air Force renews trainer fleet

SkyAlyne Canada has been awarded a US$8.16 billion, 25-year contract by the Canadian Department of National Defence to supply the Royal Canadian Air Force’s new aircrew training capability. 

Northrop Grumman offers Triton to Norway

Northrop Grumman Corporation and Andøya Space have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see them jointly offer the MQ-4C Triton to the Royal Norwegian Air Force | Ben Felton

Design leads for nuclear shipyard announced

Kellogg, Brown and Root and an AECOM and Aurecon Joint Venture will deliver concept designs for the future Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard at Osborne.

Goldilock Secure pitches hardware-based cyber solution

Defence recently received several high-level briefings from UK cybersecurity company Goldilock Secure with a focus on their unique and patented non-IP, hardware-based solution for remote connection and disconnection within seconds | Julian Kerr

723 Squadron increases training output

723 Squadron has increased its graduate output by 50 per cent, after substantially increasing flying hours over the past two-and-a-half years.

Hellios launches JOSCAR in Australia

Helios will launch the JOSCAR procurement system in Australia next month, following its success in the United Kingdom.

Monash University and SmartSat appoint former JPL director as advisor

Monash University and SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre have appointed Lieutenant General Larry James to boost their respective space research strategies.

Australian-Estonian collaboration to tackle water scarcity

Australian defence company Alkath Group has partnered with Estonian water reuse technology company Spacedrip to combat the growing global water scarcity problem.

Thrust Maritime secures submarine rescue operation subcontract from Phoenix International

Thrust Maritime secured a significant multimillion-dollar defence contract that involves supplying a cutting edge Launch and Recovery Systems for submarine rescue operations to a major European Navy.

Mission Systems and Solutions from Silicon continue collaboration with Exail in San Diego

Australian companies Mission Systems and Solutions from Silicon have met with international mine countermeasures leaders during the 16th International Mine Warfare Technology Symposium, held in San Diego, California.

Visionary Machines awarded $2.5m innovation contract

Sovereign Australian computer vision company, Visionary Machines has won a Defence innovation contract for Counter Drone and Robotic and Autonomous Systems technology. 

DroneShield receives $5.7 million order from US Government customer

DroneShield has received a repeat order worth $5.7 million from an undisclosed US Government customer for a number of its Counter-UxS systems.