Lockheed Martin Australia has announced Australian industry partner Quickstep, wholly owned subsidiary of ASDAM has completed the 300th ship-set of composite wing flaps for the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.

Defence and DroneShield have partnered on accelerating the development of counter-drone technology across the innovation, science and technology ecosystem.

Hypersonix Launch Systems has entered the final countdown to the first mission of its scramjet-powered hypersonic aircraft.

Adelaide University researchers to develop a cybersecurity system designed to protect drones from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

The Government has announced a $310 million payment for the acquisition of long‑lead items from the United Kingdom to support Australia’s future sovereign conventionally‑armed, nuclear‑powered submarine capability.

The Australian Government has announced that milestones have been reached on delivering the $250 million HMAS Cairns wharf upgrade and the completion of a new shared-user training facility for Australian Navy Cadets.

HEO and UNSW Canberra Space researchers have partnered to perform Australia’s first Rendezvous and Proximity Operations mission with an active propulsion system.

Navantia Australia and RMIT University have been awarded a grant through the AEA Ignite program to develop a Neuromorphic Light Field Receiver Module for covert satellite to underwater communication.

SRC has announced that its Generic Multi-Function Array system, also referred to as Payload B, was featured in the recent MQ-28A Ghost Bat Collaborative Combat Aircraft live fire demonstration.

The Government has signed two key contracts for Landing Craft Heavy and Landing Craft Medium.

Nova Systems Test & Evaluation Centre of Excellence and RMIT’s School of Computing Technologies to create a one day intensive training program on AI and Machine Learning for Defence industry professionals. 

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a foreign military sale contract through Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to deliver C-130J training devices and upgrades to the Royal Australian Air Force.

The government is seeking proposals from venture capital firms to co-invest in Australian companies developing next-generation defence technologies | Max Blenkin

Visual technology, drones and precision machining were among the standout features of Japan’s Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics Agency’s 2026 Defense Industry Promotion Exhibition, which was held in Tokyo on February 12-13 | Corey Lee Bell

Terram Astra has announced a seed capital raise to activate a new sovereign ground-based infrastructure platform designed to strengthen defence readiness, space safety, and communications resilience across the Indo-Pacific.

The Australian Government will seek proposals from Australia’s private capital market for potential co-investments in local industry and businesses developing defence and dual‑use advanced capabilities.