Boeing has raised the Australian flag at its AH-64 Apache helicopter production line in Mesa, Arizona. Australia will be the eighteenth nation to operate the Apache as its attack helicopter.

Austal Australia's collaborative Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial project has successfully completed Sea Acceptance Trials of the autonomously operated vessel, Sentinel, during March and April 2024.

SeeByte successfully delivered on-site training of its multi-domain mission management system, SeeTrack, to the Royal New Zealand Navy in partnership with New Zealand Ocean Technology.

BMT has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DNV to help accelerate the development of an Australian version of BMT's CAIMEN Large Design for the future Landing Craft – Heavy program for the Australian Army.

Thirteen UniSA students have started work this year with three Adelaide defence employers – BAE Systems, submarine company ASC and electronic warfare specialists Consunet – as part of a new degree apprenticeship program.

The Irish Naval Service has named the two Inshore Patrol Vessels bought from New Zealand the LÉ Aoibhinn and the LÉ Gobnait.

archTIS awarded $466k subcontract with Penten to implement Kojensi

archTIS announced that the company has signed an agreement with Penten to provide Kojensi as part of a solution for an unspecified Australian national security agency. 

Aerobond announces new Woodville facility to support GWEO

Aerobond has announced that the company's manufacturing headquarters in Woodville, South Australia, is undergoing a fit-out process.

AML3D secures $240k contract with DSTG

AML3D has signed a $240k contract with DSTG to provide components for testing in marine applications.

BAE Systems names sixth Astute class submarine

The Royal Navy’s latest Astute Class submarine has been officially named at BAE Systems’ Submarines site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

Macquarie Government joins Defence ICT services panel

Macquarie Government announced that is has been added to the Information Communications Technology Provider Arrangement (ICTPA) panel.

AUKUS partners continue defence trade integration

The United States Department of Commerce has announced that Australia and the United Kingdom are being provided with a national exemption from the Export Administration Regulations.

RAAF Squadron reactivated alongside RAF counterpart

Two units who work closely together, one British and one from the Royal Australian Air Force, have both been allocated the same squadron numberplate in a joint parade and naming ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Babcock and Franmarine win $10m RAN contract

Underwater sustainment and biofouling management services for the Royal Australian Navy will be delivered by Babcock Australasia and Franmarine as part a new $10 million contract.

First RAN officers assigned to US Virginia class submarines

Three Royal Australian Navy officers will be assigned to US Virginia class submarines based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii after graduating from their submarine training in Groton, Connecticut.

ITEC 24 - Vrgineers to participate in F-35 industrial cooperation project

Vrgineers has been selected by Lockheed Martin to participate in a pilot training industrial cooperation project as part of the initiative to supply the Czech Republic with 24 F-35 Lightning II strike fighters | Mark Ayton

IIP – an initial analysis

The public version of the revised Integrated Investment Plan (IIP), unveiled yesterday in Canberra, has raised more questions than answers about the future of the Australian Defence Force | Ben Felton

Defence and Anduril unveil first Ghost Shark prototype

Anduril Australia, the Royal Australian Navy, ASCA and DSTG have announced that the Ghost Shark program is ahead of schedule and on budget, with an unveiling of the first Ghost Shark manufactured prototype.

Nominations open for WIDA 2024

Australian Defence Magazine is delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the Women in Defence Awards 2024!