Northrop Grumman has completed of the proof-of-concept phase of its Hollow Core Optical Fibre project, delivered in partnership with the University of Adelaide under the Defence Trailblazer program.

BAE Systems, Raytheon Australia, General Dynamics Mission Systems and Thales propose to lead combat systems for SSN-AUKUS subject to negotiation the Commonwealth of Australia and United Kingdom.

SYPAQ Systems and Amiga Engineering are partnering on Corvo X production under the Australian Army’s DEF129 Uncrewed Aerial System Program.

The first cohort of Australian businesses benchmarked through H&B Defence’s Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification Program have each been successfully validated against HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division standards.

Anschütz has announced the establishment of Anschuetz Australia.

ADM understands that the new nuclear-powered submarines are informally referred within Korean shipbuilding circles as KSS-IV, following the KSS-III conventional attack submarines | Ewen Levick

Defence has signed a contract extension with Raytheon Australia for sustainment of the combat system for the Collins class submarines.

Making news on the second day of Indo-Pacific 2025.

Bellinger Systems, a SYPAQ-owned company will support AUKUS Pillar 2, with CEO Amanda Holt saying the company is placed to deliver foundational support to the contested and congested battlespaces which Pillar 2 seeks to address.

Three months after Japan’s success as chosen supplier of Australia’s new General Purpose frigates, Japanese companies have made their largest ever appearance at an Australian defence expo | Max Blenkin

QuantX Labs and the University of Adelaide's quantum clocks have been trialled over a six-week period in Washington DC, United States.

Australia’s technology industry playbook for managing complex, multi-vendor ecosystems has been refreshed, with the Service Integration and Management Body of Knowledge newly relaunched.

The government has announced a strategic contract that paves the way for Australian battery technology to be used in the AUKUS submarine design.

H&B Defence has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Victorian Government to build a skilled workforce and strengthen Victoria’s defence supply chain and industrial capabilities.

Australia’s biggest steelworks will deliver steel plate into each Hunter class anti-submarine warfare frigate under a new Framework Agreement that locks in local steel supply over the next five years.

BAE Systems Australia has appointed David Shepherd as its new Managing Director of Surface Ships | Nigel Pittaway