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Many companies have been sending their new kit to Ukraine to try it out under battlefield conditions, including weapons, electronics and drone systems. But how about female undergarments? | Max Blenkin

For the first time, Australian soldiers have fired the AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzer on Australian soil on 1 December, marking a milestone in Army capability.

ASC has increased its Western Australian workforce as part of a major national effort to support Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarine capability.

Turkey’s new combat drone has successfully test launched an air-to-air missile and destroyed a target drone, in what is reportedly a global first for collaborative combat aircraft | Max Blenkin

Under the optimal pathway to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, Australia has made significant progress, creating much of the necessary infrastructure and training a nuclear workforce | Partnered Content

AtkinsRéalis has announced the acquisition of ADG, a Brisbane-headquartered engineering consultancy.

The Australian Government has convened the third Product of Concern Summit in Canberra, with aims to reaffirm its commitment to improving the sustainment performance of Australia’s Collins class submarines.

In what is arguably the biggest reform of the Defence Department in the last 50 years, Defence Minister Richard Marles announced the creation of a new procurement agency | Nigel Pittaway

Ocius has launched a first of its type, hybrid class Bluebottle, which it is hoped will enable Ocius Bluebottles to operate in more locations globally.

Ocius has appointed US-based investor and board advisor, David Fox, as a non-executive director.

Aurizn and US technology company ISL have entered into a strategic partnership to advance capability development for allied forces. This collaboration has hopes to deliver complex electromagnetic simulation solutions.

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is warning Australia’s defence industry that foreign intelligence services are aggressively targeting the sector and that industry should harden its defences against espionage | Grant McHerron

The ongoing Ukraine conflict has evolved into a battle of the drones but underlying that is a little appreciated battle of the radio frequency spectrum | Max Blenkin

AtSpace has successfully launched its Australian-made A01 rocket on 27 November 2025. The company is a Brisbane-based rocket manufacturer. According to the company, this has placed it in the "rocketry record books".

Defence company Thales Australia has opened a new cyber Security Operations Centre in Canberra to protect Government and Critical Infrastructure clients from cyber attack | Max Blenkin

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Arafura-class OPVs enter service

By the time these words are read, the third of six Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessels will have been launched at Civmec’s yard at Henderson in Western Australia | Gregor Ferguson