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The Japanese government is set to further loosen restrictions on defence equipment exports following a green light from the leading party’s main security committees, according to multiple government and media sources | Corey Lee Bell Read more
Babcock Australasia has launched a new pilot program designed to supercharge the commercial and business acumen of small and medium enterprises to increase their ability to engage with the Australian defence industry.
CEO of Hanwha Defence Australia and Europe/UK Ben Hudson will complete his time in this role on 26 May, 2026.
The Government has taken a step towards delivering a larger and more lethal surface combatant fleet with contracts now signed for Australia’s first three general purpose frigates.
Australia has delivered the final Guardian-class Patrol Boat to the Republic of Maldives under the Defence Cooperation Program in an official handover ceremony at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia.
Redarc Defence & Space has secured a manufacturing role in the Australian Army’s Land 400 Phase 3 project, partnering with Hanwha Defence Australia to produce critical components for the Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
The 2023 Defence Strategic Review identified the importance of Australia’s northern maritime approaches and the need to improve capabilities from Cocos Islands through to Townsville | Grant McHerron
The Australian Government’s 2026 National Defence Strategy has confirmed that C2 Robotics’ Speartooth Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessel will be part of the Australian Defence Force’s force structure.
Trends driving the deterioration in Australia’s strategic environment have broadened and intensified in the last two years, elevating the risks to security and prosperity over the coming decade, the latest National Defence Strategy says | Max Blenkin
The preliminary results of an open innovation program to support tech start-ups to enter South Korea’s defence industry were announced by the nation’s government portal on 8 April | Corey Lee Bell
Australian-owned defence prime Nioa has signed a strategic agreement with L3Harris Technologies, renewing their agreement to explore the manufacture of critical guided weapons components in Australia.
Nickel aluminium bronze is a critical metal for naval propulsion systems, but making parts with this material is slow and difficult to produce – particularly in Australia.
On 9 April, Lockheed Martin Australia, the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Group, and the Australian Army conducted a live-fire demonstration of an Australian-manufactured Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System at the Woomera Test Range.
Australia has deployed a Royal Australian Air Force C‑27J Spartan aircraft and a contingent of around 130 Australian Defence Force personnel to participate in Exercise Bersama Shield 2026.
The concept of minimum viable capability emerged from the 2023 Defence Strategic Review and 2024 National Defence Strategy as a means of accelerating procurement of complex technology but that hasn’t turned out to be an easy fix | Max Blenkin
Sydney-based manufacturer Defence Seals & Spares will supply manhole and access panel gaskets; step covers and low-pressure air cylinder caps for the first Hunter class frigate.
Aurizn has signed a two-year contract extension with the Commonwealth of Australia, continuing its support of a critical Defence capability that keeps Australian military operations connected, coordinated and safe.
