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Aurora Labs has received a maiden purchase order from Sovereign Propulsion Systems for the supply of 20 AU4 propulsion engines, for the cost of $250,000.

A collaboration between two veteran-owned SA defence industry SMEs has been honoured at this year’s Defence Teaming Centre’s annual defence industry awards.

Lockheed Martin Australia has announced its Global Supply Chain Program has surpassed $225 million in export contracts awarded to Australian industry partners.

Defence Trailblazer, alongside its industry partners, has funded a range of projects to develop emissions-reducing technologies to accelerate Defence’s transition to clean energy.

Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy and Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, announced that Australia’s MQ-29A Ghost Bat Collaborative Combat Aircraft has conducted a successful live missile firing | Nigel Pittaway

Nova Systems has joined a coalition of defence industry, research and government partners in support of the establishment of the Australian Air Mobility Cooperative Research Centre through the Australian Government's CRC Grants Program.

BAE Systems Australia has graduated its first cohort of Hunter Class Frigate Program apprentices, an achievement for the company’s wish to create 1,000 early career positions.

Australia will start manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System missiles this month after the opening of a new factory in Port Wakefield, South Australia.

The long-awaited Pentagon review has backed the AUKUS agreement and endorsed US President Donald Trump’s call for it to proceed “full steam ahead” | Max Blenkin

Japan has successfully carried out initial tests on teaming single manned combat aircraft with multiple aerial drones, according to recent reports from Subaru | Corey Lee Bell

The Board of ASC has announced the appointment of Alex Walsh as Acting Chief Executive Officer of ASC.

Northrop Grumman has unveiled Project Talon, an autonomous aircraft built to fly alongside crewed fighters. It is the latest addition to the company’s autonomous portfolio.

Australian companies can help the US to help Australia on its path to nuclear submarines by achieving qualification for the US shipbuilding supply chain, says the head of supply strategy for shipbuilder ASC | Max Blenkin

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.