All the ADM coverage from the Singapore Airshow and Space Summit 2026.

Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency has awarded a contract to Japanese AI tech startup Abeja for an intensive study on self-driving AI technology | Corey Lee Bell

Defence Trailblazer, QuantX Labs and Adelaide University have completed a collaborative research project that has delivered significant advances in optical clock technology.

At Singapore’s inaugural Space Summit held in February this year, Minister for Manpower and Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology, Tan See Leng, announced that Singapore would establish its own space agency | Grant McHerron

SD Government has received US Air Force Air Mobility Command T-1 certification for the Roll-on/Roll-off Beyond Line of Sight Tactical Removeable Airborne Satellite Communications capability for C-130 aircraft.

Airbus Defence and Space and ST Engineering have signed two Memorandums of Understanding to jointly explore and develop advanced satellite capabilities and digital solutions.  

Bird Aerosystems has secured a contract to supply its advanced SPREOS Directed Infrared Countermeasure systems for the Helicopter Upgrade Program in the Asia Pacific Region.

Space Summit 2026 has commenced in Singapore, convening government leaders, space agencies, industry executives, researchers and investors at a time when space systems have become deeply embedded in daily life.

Gilmour Space Technologies and Transcelestial have formed a long-term strategic partnership to bring laser communications capabilities to advance how data moves on satellites. 

SiNAB has appointed Nick Mair as Head of Strategy & Partnerships and as a member of the SiNAB Advisory Board, alongside the appointment of retired Brigadier Mark Smethurst as an Independent Advisory Board Member.

Demolition is not the first word on most people’s minds when it comes to Defence. But in an industry of evolution, sometimes the old needs to be demolished to usher in the new | Kirra Davey

Babcock Australasia has called on small and medium enterprises wanting to enter the defence industry to sign up to a nation-wide Defence Industry Engagement Series.

ST Engineering has announced that its Land Systems business had been awarded a contract by the Singaporean Ministry of Defence in December 2025 for the production and supply of the next generation Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

Boeing has awarded Ferra Engineering a contract to produce wing kits for its High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability. The contract has extended the existing partnership between Boeing and Ferra.

From 2 February 2026, Exercises Red Flag Nellis and Bamboo Eagle 26-1 will bring together aviators from Australia, the United States and United Kingdom in one of the most challenging and realistic air training environments available.

The tenth Singapore Airshow is set to get underway at the Changi Exhibition Centre tomorrow and once again the event has attracted companies from across the region and beyond | Nigel Pittaway