HII announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division delivered the Virginia-class Block IV fast-attack submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) to the U.S. Navy.

Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the United States Department of Defense to develop new variants of the SM-2 and SM-6 missiles. The development program is largely funded by Foreign Military Sales customers, including Australia.

Singapore has for the first time displayed the Elbit Mini Music Directional Infra-Red Countermeasures (DIRCM) system on its transport helicopters | Micah Young

This week's news at a glance.

ADM joins our readers in commemorating this ANZAC Day.

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.

Lockheed Martin Australia has signed a $500 million contract with the Department of Defence to build Australia’s future Joint Air Battle Management System under project - Air 6500 Phase 1.

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.

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.

Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region fly airlift aircraft that have been in service for decades and western aircraft manufacturers see a lucrative replacement market over the next decade or so | Nigel Pittaway

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

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. 

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.

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

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