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ADM is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Women in Defence Awards following an exciting ceremony held 15th October at the National Arboretum in Canberra. Read more
The conflicts in Ukraine and the Gulf have shown that technology is now evolving with staggering speed and that acquisition and decision-making need to keep up | Gregor Ferguson
Australia is donating Bluebottle drone vessels to Fiji to aid in its fight against international drug traffickers who use the Pacific island group as a waypoint in transiting shipments of cocaine and other drugs to Australia and New Zealand | Max Blenkin
The government has disclosed fresh details of its reprioritisation of the Defence Integrated Investment Program (IIP), reallocating funding from programs judged as less important or close enough to completion to projects of higher priority.
Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have taken further steps regarding Australia’s preparations for the establishment of Submarine Rotational Force‑West | Kirra Davey
With a sound like a petrol lawnmower at top revs, Shield AI’s V-Bat drone rises vertically from a field in country NSW, swings over into level flight then completes a wide circuit, its sensor depicting the landscape below in fine detail | Max Blenkin
The launch of Saab Australia’s Allied Mission System on 20 October marks the company’s first foray into the sovereign space domain and comes at a critical time in the quest for Space Domain Awareness | Nigel Pittaway
Lockheed Martin Australia is partnering with Queensland SMEs, academia and the Queensland Government to create a mobile launch platform for early-stage research, development, testing and evaluation of high-speed and hypersonic flight technologies.
The government reallocates funds a few months after the IIP was released, the Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS Colorado arrives at HMAS Stirling for a one month maintenance period, and a mine warfare exercise completes in Jervis Bay.
The Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources is transforming into Adelaide University's first new institute: the Andy Thomas Institute for Space Resources (ATISR).
Chess Dynamics has secured a contract worth approximately $5.7 million for the supply of its SeaEagle Fire Control Electro-Optical (FCEO) systems for two Indonesian Navy Bung Tomo-class multi-role light frigates (MRLF).
The Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy and United States Navy have participated in a biennial exercise in the Jervis Bay area designed to strengthen mine warfare, clearance diving and seabed warfare capabilities.
Kellie Parker has been appointed to the role of National Armaments Director.
AML3D has announced an approximately $2.2 million initial order for a large-scale, Arcemy X system from US Navy prime contractor Northrop Grumman Marine Systems, following a competitive tender process.
An industry-led research collaboration will investigate how to develop a certifiable Laser Direct Energy Deposition repair process for high-value aerospace alloys used broadly across modern military aircraft.
Thales Australia has opened a new sonar manufacturing facility within its Western Sydney advanced manufacturing complex, officially opened by the Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy.
Northrop Grumman Australia has appointed a new Managing Director, Lee Davis. Deanne Barnett, the current NGA Managing Director, will be retiring in February 2027.
After six months of training, the 15th iteration of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin will return home.
