CSIRO researchers have developed two field-ready Quantum Light Sources for a Defence Science and Technology Group-led project focused on secure timing in GPS-GNSS degraded or denied environments.

Southern Launch has won a $25 million funding round led by an Australian national security investment firm, Brindabella and Company, and the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation.

ANT61 has delivered its Beacon hardware to a US defence systems integrator for a mission scheduled to launch aboard a United States Space Force flight in Q1 2027.

Gilmour Space has appointed former NASA Deputy Administrator, astronaut, and retired US Air Force Colonel Pamela Melroy to its Board of Directors.

Operator XR has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Thales Australia to jointly pursue defence, security and law enforcement training and simulation programs in which either party may lead.

Southern Launch has signed a new agreement with US-based SpaceWorks Enterprises to host multiple re-entry missions at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia.

Serendipity Capital, a global investor in critical technologies, has led the seed fundraising round for QuantX Labs, an Australian company researching quantum sensing for applications including Positioning, Navigation and Timing.

Where previously satellites only had to contend with the extremely harsh environmental factors of launch and operations on orbit, today the threats include proximity operations | Grant McHerron

Q-CTRL has released a white paper demonstrating the near-term capability for quantum computers, powered by its performance-management software, to solve complex computational problems for the military.

Electro Optic Systems has appointed Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Catherine Roberts and Major General (Ret’d) Kathryn Toohey as Non-Executive Directors, effective 1 June 2026.

Lockheed Martin Australia, in collaboration with UNSW and Adelaide University researchers, and delivered through Lockheed Martin's Advanced Systems & Technologies R&D team, six R&D projects are underway and being supported by the Defence Trailblazer.

Southern Launch has announced the safe return of Varda Space Industries’ W-6 capsule to the Koonibba Test Range.

China has built and practised with weapons to attack US and ally satellites in space and would certainly use those weapons if war started, the head of US space combat command has warned | Max Blenkin

NEC has launched a project to develop an Orbital Transfer Vehicle following its selection by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the agency’s decision to award NEC with a grant.

Adelaide-based artificial intelligence company AICraft has secured support through the Manufacturing Growth Accelerator Program to develop advanced electronics that will enable the next generation of spaceborne radar systems.

A few years ago, artificial intelligence was not something on the radar for many industries. Fast-forward to today and it is taking the defence world by storm | Kirra Davey