Mid-2026 has been a very big time in Australia’s path to acquiring nuclear-powered submarines | Max Blenkin

Canberra-based UAS manufacturer Boresight has secured a deal to sell more than $500,000 worth of its target drones to the US military | Max Blenkin

The decommissioned Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi has set sail for its new home in Indonesia as the Southeast Asian country prepares to operate its first such vessel | Micah Young

The increasing need to transport drones and associated equipment is casting light on an important but often unappreciated aspect of Defence logistics: rugged transport cases | Grant McHerron

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Sustaining the ageing Anzac fleet

The type first entered service back in 1996 and the eight ships have literally formed the backbone of the Navy’s surface combatant fleet for the past 30 years | Nigel Pittaway

Japanese firm Terra Drone has won a tender to provide interceptor unmanned aerial vehicles to Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, according to a company press release posted on 25 August | Corey Lee Bell

Navantia opens Canberra office

Navantia Australia has opened a new office in Canberra with Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy, formally inaugurating the office.

Mott MacDonald appoints defence capability director

Lieutenant General (Retd) David Eastman, former deputy chief of the general staff to the British Army, has joined Mott MacDonald, the employee-owned engineering, management and development consultancy, as its global defence capability director.

Army procures Bridon Bridge Erection Boats

Birdon will supply three next-generation Bridge Erection Boats to the Australian Army.

RNZAF NH90 helicopter clocks 3,000 hours

On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, an NH90 Tactical Troop Helicopter designated TNZA002 has clocked 3,000 flight hours, the first NH90 anywhere in the globe to pass the 3,000 flight hour mark.

Kongsberg marks two years of GSC Program

Kongsberg has celebrated the second anniversary of its participation in the Australian Government’s Global Supply Chain Program.

Gilmour Space and Hypersonix to develop hypersonic capability

Queensland-based aerospace companies Gilmour Space Technologies and Hypersonix have signed an agreement to develop hypersonic flight-test options for defence and commercial programs in Australia and overseas.

Government announces strategic policy program

The Australian Government has announced the Defence Strategic Policy Research Program to support the country's strategic policy sector.

ADF participates in Exercise Virtual Flag

To prepare the joint force for high-end conflict, the US 705th Combat Training Squadron has hosted Virtual Flag 26-4 from 4 to 7 August, bringing together co-located and distributed players in a large-scale, simulated command and control exercise.

WorkSec appoints inaugural General Manager

WorkSec has appointed former corporate executive Shawn Donaldson as its inaugural General Manager.

Grist Mill and Raven partner on intelligence capability

Grist Mill and Raven Intelligence Platform have partnered to accelerate the path from commercial data requirement to mission-ready intelligence.

Kongsberg and Thales StrikeMaster exercises in Europe

Kongsberg and Thales' StrikeMaster launcher has played a role in a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation training exercise in Northern Europe, with the capability deployed to an island in the Arctic Ocean 600km from Iceland.

Babcock to manage Anzac-class frigate life-cycle

Babcock Australasia, partnering with Saab Australia, has been selected as the Frigate Capability Life Cycle Manager for the Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigates.