More Bushmasters for Army

Defence company Thales is set to construct another 268 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles for the Australian Defence Force in a deal worth $750 million | Max Blenkin

The 2026 ADM Northern Australia Defence Summit was held at the Darwin Convention Centre on 28 April and more than 400 delegates were in attendance to hear how important the north is to regional security | Nigel Pittaway

Now in its 23rd year, ADM’s annual Congress was held at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra on 18 February | ADM Staff Writers

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AALTOport for the Top End

The NT is set to become home to unmanned stratospheric surveillance and communications relay aircraft that are capable of staying aloft for up to 90 days and able to provide persistent coverage of large areas of the Earth’s surface | Nigel Pittaway

Australia is set to supply 3,500 new Australian Combat Assault Rifles to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, along with improvements to armouries to ensure they are securely stored | Max Blenkin

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Northern defence in focus

The Northern Territory and far Northern Queensland present multiple challenges for operations and maintenance, particularly in the wet season | Grant McHerron

Bangladesh Navy receives first Do228

General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH has successfully conducted comprehensive overhaul services on a Do228 of Bangladesh Navy and transferred the aircraft back to Chattogram, Bangladesh at the end of January 2026.

NRFC invests in Liquid Instruments

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation to invest $28.45 million in test and measurement company Liquid Instruments. 

CAE wins Navy training systems contract

CAE has announced it has been awarded a five‑year Training Systems Technical Support contract with the Commonwealth of Australia.

Lockheed Martin wins Land 8113

The Australian Government has selected the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and the Precision Strike Missile, investing $2.3 billion over the decade and delivering a second long‑range fires regiment at the Edinburgh Defence Precinct in South Australia.

QuantX Labs Tempo launches into orbit

A sub-system payload of TEMPO, the compact optical atomic clock developed by QuantX Labs, is now in orbit following its 30 March launch aboard the SpaceX Transporter-16 mission with French space mobility company Exotrail’s Spacevan002.

Nova Systems supports pilot program for a decade

Nova Systems has marked ten years of continuous support to Lockheed Martin Australia’s Pilot Training Systems for the Australian Defence Force.

Lockheed Martin grows Black Hawk industrial base

Lockheed Martin Australia has grown its Black Hawk helicopters sustainment industrial base to more than 200 strong workforce, embedded across Holsworthy, Brisbane, and Oakey.

Saab General Manager to deliver naval combat systems

Saab Australia has appointed Mark Wallis as General Manager Systems Delivery Group to lead the organisation’s naval combat systems capability delivery to the Royal Australian Navy.

SOIO and Grayline partner on Malaysian operational training

School of Information Operations and Grayline Sdn Bhd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Defence Services Asia exhibition, reaffirming their commitment to collaborate on operationally focused training in Malaysia.

Raytheon Australia delivers Long-Range Deployable systems

Raytheon Australia, part of RTX’s Raytheon business, has designed and delivered a new sovereign long-range testing and tracking capability to support Australian Defence Force missile trials.

Exercise Balikatan 2026 starts in the Philippines

Around 400 members of the Australian Defence Force are taking part in the 41st iteration of the largest bilateral military exercise conducted between the Philippines and the United States.

Aim Defence and SYPAQ win counter drone contracts

The Government has announced funding for counter-drones of up to $7 billion over the next decade. This funding, contained in the 2026 Integrated Investment Program, is more than double funding for counter drones compared to the 2024 IIP.