ADM’s annual Congress was held at the Hyatt hotel in Canberra on 21 February, once again attracting a wide range of representatives from Defence, Government, and industry.

The government has placed a $30 million order with Queensland-based Craig International Ballistics for body armour.

Anschütz, which is supplying the Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge System for the Hunter class frigate, announced that it has passed the System Design Review closure (SDRc) for the class.

Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence of Brunei for the acquisition of six H145M helicopters.

After a decade with Hanwha, inaugural Hanwha Defence Australia Managing Director Mr Richard Cho has stepped down from the company.

The long-awaited Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS) has now been made public –but does it provide the clear guidance hoped for? ADM’s Assistant Editor – Digital, Keira Joyce, puts the document under the microscope.

As Australian defence industry awaits greater certainty in the domestic market after years of government reviews, a number of companies have found more success exporting their products to foreign customers | Ewen Levick

ADROITA from Australia and Marunda Utama Engineering from Singapore have signed a MoU focused on the delivery of expeditionary maintenance capabilities to the RAN, USN, and allied navies in the Indo-Pacific region.

On 24 April a Japanese source revealed plans to substantially expand the Japanese Self-Defence Force's airborne refuelling fleet | Corey Lee Bell

Li-S Energy has announced that its GEN3 semi-solid-state lithium sulfur (Li-S) battery cells have successfully passed a rigorous series of nail penetration tests with the results exceeding both the civilian and US military performance standards.

The Queensland Defence Science Alliance (QDSA) has announced the winners of the 2023 QDSA Collaborative Research Grants. Four projects have been successful, with each one awarded up to $250,000.

The US Department of State has released its proposed rule amendment to the ITAR. The amendment would create a licensing exemption covering around 70 per cent of goods covered by ITAR for Australia and the UK.

Adelaide manufacturer MG Engineering is constructing bulkheads and side shells that join together to form the exterior of Hunter ship blocks off site, which are linked back to BAE Systems’ operations at Osborne with a digital thread.

The Space MAITRI project, funded by an $8.5 million grant from the Australian Government through the Australian Space Agency, will allow Space Machines Company to build a further vehicle at its facility in Botany Sydney.

An 11.5-metre-tall single stage suborbital sounding rocket is set to launch from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range on Thursday 2 May. The launch is for German rocket manufacturer HyImpulse who are launching their SR75 rocket for the first time.

The 17th edition of Malaysia’s premier maritime and aerospace exhibition, the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), has been officially launched. LIMA 2025 will be held between 20 May and 24 May 2025.

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