The Defence Innovation Hub has awarded contracts for the development of new situational awareness capabilities.

Since the new Australian Space Agency launched this week on July 1, the local space community has been coming out in force to support the renewed interest in all things space related for the nascent body.

Australia's new space agency opens on July 1 and debate about where it should be headquartered are distracting.

According to a recent report from Accenture, approximately 86 per cent of aerospace and defence companies expect to integrate blockchain into their corporate systems within three years.

With antecedents stretching back to the UK’s Chain Home radar system of WWII, Australia’s world-leading Jindalee Over-The-Horizon Radar Network (JORN) is embarking on a major upgrade to combat future threats, including those likely to be posed by hypersonic missiles.

The ASPI space conference saw industry take the opportunity to announce their own research plans in the space realm.

Lockheed Martin and Curtin University are applying technology previously used to observe meteorite fireballs to track satellites.

CSIRO has announced a new research centre focused on collecting and analysing data about Earth from space.

Defence is stepping up investments in the ‘Internet of Things’ as Australian technology looks set to integrate the concept into military operations.

The first Defence Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Trusted Autonomous Systems has been launched in Brisbane at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2018.

Reports have emerged suggesting that the British government may seek Australian assistance in building its own satellite navigation system.

The State Space Agency of Ukraine has highlighted the Curtin air base in the Kimberley, near the town of Derby, as a potential site for a launch facility.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has launched a ‘temporary embassy’ in Tallinn, Estonia, that will facilitate Australian participation in the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.

It’s clear that the federal Government has thrown in the towel on advancing cybersecurity. Its opaque approach to encryption is unsettling and will undermine its cyber 
security strategy.

Opening speakers at the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) conference yesterday were optimistic with the progress government has made on the cyber front.

ASPI has released a new report into Australia’s offensive cyber capabilities, looking to dispel some of the myths around what this warfighting domain looks like.