When the ‘Loyal Wingman’ project was unveiled by then-Defence Minister Christopher Pyne at the 2019 Avalon Airshow, it was described by Defence as the “first combat aircraft built in Australia” since World War II | Ben Felton

Declaration of final operational capability (FOC) for the RAAF’s fifth-generation F-35A stealth fighters, once planned for December 2023, is now dependent on delivery of the final nine of the 72 aircraft that Australia is acquiring | Julian Kerr

Underwater sustainment and biofouling management services for the Royal Australian Navy will be delivered by Babcock Australasia and Franmarine as part a new $10 million contract.

The United States Department of Commerce has announced that Australia and the United Kingdom are being provided with a national exemption from the Export Administration Regulations.

In an era of relentless cyber challenge to Defence, the new head of the Defence Digital Group says his organisation needs a new paradigm, new technology and a different structure | Max Blenkin

Despite considerable investment in both money and effort over the past 60 years, work to clear the coastlines of Belgium and the Netherlands of sea mines and unexploded ordnance shows no sign of slowing down | Nigel Pittaway

Western Australia’s defence industry is currently estimated to contribute more than $3 billion a year to the state’s economy. According to government agency Defence West, that figure is expected to double within the next decade | Julian Kerr

Three Royal Australian Navy officers will be assigned to US Virginia class submarines based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii after graduating from their submarine training in Groton, Connecticut.

Vrgineers has been selected by Lockheed Martin to participate in a pilot training industrial cooperation project as part of the initiative to supply the Czech Republic with 24 F-35 Lightning II strike fighters | Mark Ayton

BAE System unveiled its new digital learning environment at ITEC 2024, developed under Project CanDLE, intended to transform the learning ecosystem to help individuals learn | Mark Ayton

Anduril Australia, the Royal Australian Navy, ASCA and DSTG have announced that the Ghost Shark program is ahead of schedule and on budget, with an unveiling of the first Ghost Shark manufactured prototype.

NZAero has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Thai Aviation Industries for the exclusive supply of parts, and support in maintenance of Royal Thai Air Force aircraft.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has signed a contract for the local construction of four naval vessels with Servicios Industriales de la Marina, Peru's state-run shipyard, at the Peruvian Navy Club.

The public version of the revised Integrated Investment Plan (IIP), unveiled yesterday in Canberra, has raised more questions than answers about the future of the Australian Defence Force | Ben Felton

Defence has stated that providing Hawkei Light Protected Mobility Vehicles to Ukraine would “significantly” impact the availability of Australian vehicles and further delay the achievement of Final Operational Capability | Ben Felton

Periscope Capital Partners - a new sovereign, specialised Defence and National Security Fund that will invest $1bn of Australian private capital into Defence Industry over the next decade - has launched | Ewen Levick