The ADF has completed support to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s Operation Rai Balang 2024, working with Pacific partners to detect and deter illegal fishing activity in the region.

HMAS Choules (L-100) was quietly fitted with a CEA Technologies CEAFAR Phased Array Radar over the new year period | Ben Felton

Defence SA has announced the appointment of Matt Opie as the new Chief Executive, replacing outgoing CE Richard Price who resigned in December 2023.

Maritime autonomy solutions company Exail has unveiled its new transoceanic Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), the DriX 0-16.

Embraer Defense & Security has announced an agreement with ST Engineering to explore alternatives for future collaboration in the Asia Pacific region.

South Australian satellite Kanyini has successfully completed its Environmental Stress Screening ahead of the satellite’s mid-2024 launch. 

Honeywell has demonstrated the ability to upgrade the current cooling capacity of the F-35 Lightning II’s Power and Thermal Management System to 80kW.

DroneShield awarded $4.3 million US government contract

DroneShield has announced that the company has received a repeat order of $4.3 million from a US government customer for a number of its handheld C-UAS systems.

NZ defence policy review under scrutiny

New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins is to re-assess the recent defence review to ensure it keeps a wider strategic focus | Tim Fish

30 under 30 Awards - wrapped up!

Defence and industry gathered in Canberra for the inaugural ADM 30 Under 30 Awards, recognising thirty of Australia’s best and brightest young people working in Defence and industry | Keira Joyce

ADA and IDL partner for Indigenous youth opportunities

Australian Defence Apparel has announced a collaboration with Indigenous Design Labs, to showcase Indigenous youth creativity and community engagement.

Cybersecurity project DFNDR awarded federal funding

Ionize has been awarded a government grant through the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Round 15 to deliver Project DFNDR: Adaptive Cyber Security for Defence and Critical Infrastructure SMEs.

Push-to-Talk technology demonstrated on Centauri-4 satellite

Fleet Space Technologies’ has successfully demonstrated satellite-enabled Push-to-Talk (PTT) capabilities as part of the Defence Space Command-funded ASCEND2LEO project. 

Raytheon Australia opens Centre for Collaboration in QLD

Raytheon Australia’s new Centre for Collaboration in southeast Queensland has been officially opened by Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy.

Frond Space to deliver dragsail system for Gilmour Space satellite

New Zealand based Frond Space Systems has signed a contract with Gilmour Space Technologies to supply a dragsail system for Gilmour Space's MMS-1 satellite mission.

Codan Communications appoints new Vice President APAC

Codan Communications | DTC has announced the appointment of Matthew Jones as Vice President of Asia Pacific.

BAE Systems to offer regional engineering scholarships

BAE Systems Australia has announced that the company will offer academic scholarships to women from regional Australia who aspire to study engineering ahead of a career in defence industry.

Cisco supports Defence Trailblazer cyber resilience platforms

Technology company Cisco has joined forces with the University of Adelaide under the Defence Trailblazer to secure military platforms.

Fiji takes delivery of Guardian-class patrol boat

Fiji has taken delivery of its second Guardian-class Patrol Boat, the RFNS Puamau, at a handover ceremony at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia.

30 under 30 winners announced!

We are proud to present the winners of the 30 under 30 Awards, who have gone above and beyond in their careers through volunteering, mentoring, and acting as a role model for young people in the defence industry.

March 1: News at a Glance

This week's news at a glance.

ADM Podcast 66 - No place for the 'small, smart, and many' in the Surface Fleet Review

In this episode, Grant McHerron and Ewen Levick talk with Michael Shoebridge, Founder and Director of Strategic Analysis Australia, about the government’s recently released response to the Surface Fleet Review and other topics.