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Aspen Medical has appointed Craig Fitzgerald as Group CEO. He replaces Bruce Armstrong who moved to the company's board as an Executive Director on 1 January 2025.
Mike Rinaudo, a RAAF veteran, has been appointed as the Head of Defence for DT Infrastructure.
The Australian Industry and Defence Network has welcomed the Government's announcements relating to funding for SMEs.
Three French Navy Rafale Marine aircraft, attached to the aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle, landed at Royal Australian Air Force (Base Darwin on 19 January 2025.
BAE Systems Australia has successfully tested a new version of the Razor Low Cost Precision Guided Munition.
In November last year, the inaugural Managing Director of global defense technology firm SNC’s local subsidiary, SNC AUS, spoke to ADM journalist Ben Felton about the company’s plans.
Two undisclosed companies in Brisbane and Adelaide have been awarded contracts by the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator to pursue the development of anti-integrated air and missile defence system capabilities for Defence.
Defence has contracted Codan Communications to deliver Sentry Mesh 6161 radios for the Sypaq Systems CorvoX' Uncrewed Aerial Systems being procured through Project Defence 129.
Defence will invest a further $262 million to support the uplift of Australian industry so that it can participate in the AUKUS supply chain.
Paul Singer commenced as the new CEO of Soldier On on Monday 20 January replacing interim CEO and incumbent Chief Operating Officer, Kristen Hayes-Charlton.
The first Airbus A400M for the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has entered final production in Seville ahead of delivery before the end of 2025.
Sydney-based Chief Fluid Systems has successfully exported the company's MRN-4-1 Gravity Refuelling Nozzle Kit to the United States for the first time.
HMAS Hobart has joined Exercise La Perouse 25, a French-led multilateral maritime training activity in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia.
New CEO of Lockheed Martin Australia/NZ, Steve 'Zed' Roberton, has resigned six weeks after taking over the role.
Japan has purchased up to 16 AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range (JASSM-ER) for $39 million, according to a notification from the US State Department.
Babcock has been awarded a $30 million lift and hoists contract for the Royal Australian Navy’s first three Hunter class frigates.
Boeing has formally welcomed Saab into the Ghost Bat Australian Team to provide Saab Australia’s TactiCall Communications Solution.
Kongsberg simulation technology will equip PSA Marine’s harbour pilots with skills to navigate the world's busiest container transhipment hub.
At the recent EWLive event in Estonia, Electronic Warfare was referred to as “the decisive frontier of warfare”. Despite Australia’s recent capability advances in Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations, we would likely be outmatched by potential adversaries if called upon to apply them in-theatre | Grant McHerron
QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) Canada has been awarded a follow-on sole-sourced contract to provide uncrewed aerial target support services to the US Government.
The US Navy has declared initial operational capability for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band.
Global firms are partnering with Australian based entities in a bid to position themselves for lucrative AUKUS submarine contracts, despite lagging law reforms needed to progress | Kate Banville
Defence has ordered 40 additional Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles from Thales Australia at a cost of more than $100 million.
Austal will construct two Evolved Cape-class Patrols Boats for the Australian Border Force through a $137 million contract modification announced just days before Christmas.
UGH Group has secured ISO 19443 certification certifying the company's competency in working with nuclear supply chains. The certification ensures quality management for organisations supplying products and services to nuclear industry.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched the latest ship in the series of Mogami-class frigates (FFMs) in a ceremony at its historic Nagasaki Shipyard on 19 December.
Defence has released the 2024 Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Plan which outlines a vision for continuous naval shipbuilding and sustainment over the next 30 years.
The Royal Australian Air Force's final three F-35A aircraft landed in Australia on 18 December following a ferry flight from the US.
The 2023-2024 Major Project Report, released by the Australian National Audit Office on 18 December, is the most secretive example of the report yet.
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence will select between Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 and Airbus’s A321 NEO family to replace the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s ageing fleet of Boeing 757-2K2s.
An Australian Submariner serving aboard USS Vermont has become the first Royal Australian Navy officer to be awarded a US Navy submarine warfare device or dolphins.
Anschütz has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Hunter class frigates' Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems.
The Australian Submarine Agency, ASC and BAE Systems have signed the first in a series of Tasking Statements that will support the build and delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's future SSN-AUKUS fleet.
Northrop Grumman has appointed Robert Denney as the company's Country Executive for Australia, replacing interim Country Executive Andrew "Jake" Campbell.
The ELO2 Consortium, co-led by EPE Oceania and Lunar Outpost Oceania, will build, test and operate Australia's first lunar rover - Roo-ver.
BAE Systems Australia's STRIX Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial system has flown for the first time in Western Australia. The flight, which took place in October, saw a fully-electric prototype takeoff and land vertically.
Babcock has delivered a third Bell 412 helicopter to the South Australian Ambulance Service through the company's contract with South Australia's State Rescue Helicopter Service.
The Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, Pat Conroy, has listed the sustainment of the Collins class submarine as Defence's newest Product of Concern.
Lockheed Martin Australia and Thales Australia have successfully tested four locally designed warheads which will inform future work under the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise.
Nova Systems has agreed to a new partnership with the Latrobe Aerospace Technology Precinct that will enable the comprehensive testing of advanced drone technologies in the field.
AML3D has opened a new production facility in Stow, Ohio, which will support US Department of Defence additive manufacturing programs.
