Australian defence technology and aviation company Airspeed has successfully demonstrated inflight release of its Irukandji supersonic target drone in unpowered trials at the Woomera Test Range in South Australia | Max Blenkin

The Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Thai Air Force have started taking part in Exercise Thai Boomerang 2025. 

Austal has delivered the ninth Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat, ADV Cape Spencer, to Defence. 

The Royal Australian Navy has awarded Anduril a $1.7 billion contract to deliver, develop and support a large fleet of Ghost Shark Extra Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicles over the next five years.

The Royal Brunei Navy and the Australian Defence Force have commenced Exercise Penguin 25, a bilateral maritime security activity between the two countries.

Advanced Navigation has announced its expansion to establish PNT Centres of Excellence across Europe and the United States, beginning with the United Kingdom.

QinetiQ’s Phoenix Jet uncrewed aerial target has completed 500 flights.  

Electro Optic Systems has announced the name of its High Energy Laser Weapon, which shall be called Apollo. 

Saab Australia has entered into contracts with the Commonwealth of Australia to extend Combat Management Systems development under the Enterprise Partnering Agreement.

ASC has awarded Wormald a new contract to continue the fire safety company's multi-decade-long contribution to the Collins Class submarine fleet.

Leidos has started the Australian build of Sea Archer, a next-generation small uncrewed surface vessel.

When it comes to research into quantum physics, Australia is up there with the very best, says Dr John Bartholomew | Max Blenkin

Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force have completed demonstrations to prove the operational viability of the MQ-28 Ghost Bat Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

Founder and Chair of Aspen Medical, Glenn Keys, has been appointed by the Invictus Games Foundation as a Trustee. 

The Razer Low-Cost Precision Guided Munition has conducted another round of flight trials, directly striking multiple targets.

Queensland has launched the QuantumTX Queensland METS and Defence Industries Accelerator; a 12-week program that supports local startups and SMEs to scale solutions that serve both the defence and Mining Equipment, Technology and Services sectors.