ST Engineering has announced that its Land Systems business had been awarded a contract by the Singaporean Ministry of Defence in December 2025 for the production and supply of the next generation Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

Boeing has awarded Ferra Engineering a contract to produce wing kits for its High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability. The contract has extended the existing partnership between Boeing and Ferra.

From 2 February 2026, Exercises Red Flag Nellis and Bamboo Eagle 26-1 will bring together aviators from Australia, the United States and United Kingdom in one of the most challenging and realistic air training environments available.

The tenth Singapore Airshow is set to get underway at the Changi Exhibition Centre tomorrow and once again the event has attracted companies from across the region and beyond | Nigel Pittaway

The Republic of the Marshall Islands has taken delivery of a new Guardian-class Patrol Boat, RMIS Jelmae, in a ceremony at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia.

Nova Systems has been selected as a Category 1 partner on the Australian Government’s Project Land 156 Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) Standing Offer Panel.

A new industry panel has been established to advise Defence and other Australian Government agencies on counter small uncrewed aerial systems (CsUAS) services,

The Australian Department of Defence has selected Kinetic IT for a two-year contract, with options to extend to a maximum of four years, to deliver mission-critical ICT Service Desk, Switchboard, and Base Services Contact Centre services.

The Albanese Government has announced a $508 million investment in two major capital works projects at Orchard Hills in Western Sydney as part of the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) plan. 

Assistant Minister for Defence, Peter Khalil has officially opened the new MQ-4C Triton facilities at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory.

Assystem and Australia-based Shoal Group have signed an agreement to collaborate on AUKUS Pillar I, with the goal of strengthening Australia’s nuclear submarine supply chain.

Defence’s MAN truck drivers will no longer struggle when weighing or washing their vehicles at RAAF Base Amberley thanks to new, Army-sponsored infrastructure opened last month.

Perth-based Additive Manufacturing specialist Aurora Labs has signed a three-year non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with European missile house MBDA.

The first of four MC-55A Peregrine ISREW aircraft has been delivered to Australia, arriving at RAAF Base Edinburgh on 22 January.

Babcock International has secured its first agreement under the £4 billion (A$7.8 billion) Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) with Indonesia, for the sale of two Arrowhead 140 frigate licences, to be delivered over the coming months.

Progress in battlefield AI, satellite technology and a raft of advanced next generation weapons systems were among the key highlights.