On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, an NH90 Tactical Troop Helicopter designated TNZA002 has clocked 3,000 flight hours, the first NH90 anywhere in the globe to pass the 3,000 flight hour mark.

Kongsberg has celebrated the second anniversary of its participation in the Australian Government’s Global Supply Chain Program.

Queensland-based aerospace companies Gilmour Space Technologies and Hypersonix have signed an agreement to develop hypersonic flight-test options for defence and commercial programs in Australia and overseas.

Mid-2026 has been a very big time in Australia’s path to acquiring nuclear-powered submarines | Max Blenkin

Canberra-based UAS manufacturer Boresight has secured a deal to sell more than $500,000 worth of its target drones to the US military | Max Blenkin

The Australian Government has announced the Defence Strategic Policy Research Program to support the country's strategic policy sector.

To prepare the joint force for high-end conflict, the US 705th Combat Training Squadron has hosted Virtual Flag 26-4 from 4 to 7 August, bringing together co-located and distributed players in a large-scale, simulated command and control exercise.

WorkSec has appointed former corporate executive Shawn Donaldson as its inaugural General Manager.

Grist Mill and Raven Intelligence Platform have partnered to accelerate the path from commercial data requirement to mission-ready intelligence.

Kongsberg and Thales' StrikeMaster launcher has played a role in a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation training exercise in Northern Europe, with the capability deployed to an island in the Arctic Ocean 600km from Iceland.

Babcock Australasia, partnering with Saab Australia, has been selected as the Frigate Capability Life Cycle Manager for the Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigates.

Li-S Energy has signed a Collaboration Agreement with EPE which has opened a route for Li-S Energy’s ultra-lightweight lithium-sulfur cells into defence and security markets across the Indo-Pacific, North America, Europe and the UK.

Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research at the University of Western Australia, has conducted a successful demonstration of a bi-directional space-to-ground laser communication link.

The decommissioned Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi has set sail for its new home in Indonesia as the Southeast Asian country prepares to operate its first such vessel | Micah Young

The Australian Defence Force has partnered with the University of New South Wales to trial new ways of monitoring and understanding activity in Earth’s orbit.

Bend-tech has confirmed it now holds full membership in the Department of Defence's Defence Industry Security Program (DISP), effective 30 July 2026.