The two Australian companies who won contracts after last year’s AUKUS Innovation Challenge are expected to demonstrate their new Electronic Warfare technologies at the end of this calendar year | Gregor Ferguson

Today’s battlefields demonstrate that Australian military commanders will need the capability to defend against large numbers of nimble, unmanned aerial systems used by opponents for awareness, targeting and attacking | Grant McHerron

H&B Defence – a joint venture between HII and Babcock - has won its first contract to enhance supply chain capabilities for AUKUS through the Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification Pilot Program.

Canberra-based L3Harris Technologies Australia has put its hand up for the 2025 AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge, Alan Clements, the company’s Chief Executive has confirmed | Gregor Ferguson

The Royal Australian Navy has brought two more Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boats into commissioned service in a ceremony at their homeport of HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin.

Engineers Australia has appointed Rear Admiral (Retd) Katherine Richards as its new Chief Engineer.

Singapore Technologies Engineering has announced that it has been awarded contracts by MINDEF to deliver a suite of Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Systems for the Republic of Singapore Navy.

While readers may be forgiven for thinking there isn’t much of a market for new missionised Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft in Australia and New Zealand, ADM’s Ben Felton argues that it’s not the case | Ben Felton

Lockheed Martin and the US Army have launched the Precision Strike Missile from an MLRS M270A2 launcher for the first time in a short-range production qualification test.

Saab Australia and ST Engineering partner on delivering deployable health solutions for combat field hospitals in the Asia Pacific region. The companies have signed a teaming agreement. 

Here’s a dilemma for the commander of an Australian guided missile destroyer on picket for a task group in the western Pacific as hostilities with a certain large Asian nation unfold | Max Blenkin

Lawful by Design is a new initiative by legal advisory firm Article 36 Legal, which will encourage defence companies to abide by International Humanitarian Law | Kirra Davey

As the Australian Defence Force continues to increase the number of women in the ranks, one constant remains – most uniform and equipment items are not always well suited to the female form | Max Blenkin

Researchers at the University of South Australia have proposed a new planning formula to optimise the lifecycle value of Australia's naval fleet. 

The Australian Army has participated in Exercise Balikatan 2025 with both the Philippines and the United States marine corps.

Queensland defence company NIOA is pitching to build a solid rocket motor plant at Benalla, Victoria, able to produce powerplants and also warheads for most missiles in ADF service – and some that aren’t | Max Blenkin