Western Australia is playing a key role in the delivery of the Hunter Class Frigate Program with the manufacture of a massive aluminium prototype mast and fabricated steel hull units at BAE Systems Australia’s Henderson shipyard facility.

The Australian Defence Force has joined a multinational effort to detect and deter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing across the South-West Pacific this month.

Lockheed Martin Australia, Northrop Grumman Australia and Thales Australia, have partnered on and conducted the successful detonation of a co-produced warhead at a test range near Bourke, NSW.

Corvus Technology Solutions has formally opened its new factory in Melbourne’s Bayswater suburb, demonstrating progress for the company and its role in delivering Australian sovereign manufacturing capability | Grant McHerron

Silentium Defense has announced the appointment of Matthew Ratnesar as Chief Executive Officer, North America and the establishment of the company's new US headquarters in Apex, North Carolina.

SYOS has introduced the SU10 uncrewed underwater vehicle to extend and strengthen its multi-domain autonomous uncrewed portfolio across air, land, sea to subsurface.

L&T and Exail have entered a strategic collaboration to deliver an advanced Unmanned Mine Countermeasures Suite for the Indian Navy’s Mine Counter Measures Vessels program.

Japan has selected one of the unmanned aerial vehicle platforms that will form part of its recently advanced SHIELD unmanned littoral defence network, the nation’s Ministry of Defense announced on 12 May | Corey Lee Bell

Southern Launch has announced the safe return of Varda Space Industries’ W-6 capsule to the Koonibba Test Range.

A ‘topping out’ ceremony was held on 19 May 2026 at the Kongsberg Missile Factory at Astra Aerolab Precinct, Newcastle Airport, marking a construction milestone for this complex manufacturing and maintenance facility.

Operator XR has secured its first European contract, supplying an OP-2 Virtual Reality tactical training system to a Swedish military end-user.

Acacia Systems to advance Onyx, its passive sonar automatic detection, tracking and localisation capability, to deliver enhanced tracking performance across a wider range of challenging acoustic environments.

The government has officially launched the Collins-class submarine life of type extension program to ensure the Collins boats remain an effective capability pending the arrival of nuclear submarines next decade | Max Blenkin

Saronic has announced a strategic partnership with Lloyd’s Register, a provider of classification and compliance services for the marine and offshore industries.

Tasmanian boat builder Sentinel Boats has won a Defence contract to deliver up to seven general purpose watercraft for Australia’s elite Special Operations Forces.

QinetiQ Australia has announced the appointment of Stephen Loosley, to its Advisory Board.