Thales Australia’s Lithgow Arms business in regional NSW has established a Small Arms Collaboration and Cooperation Centre (C3) to support and help grow the capabilities of its Australian SME and industrial partners.

As well as financial support during the two year partnership, BAE Systems will also offer work experience, site tours and various immersive technology experiences to engage young Indigenous students to consider a STEM career.

Publicly accessible data from flight tracking website Planefinder showed that the aircraft involved was almost certainly P-8A A47-008. The origin of the J-16, which are only operated by the PLAAF, is unknown.

Richard Marles has been announced as Australia's new Minister for Defence, and Pat Conroy as Minister for Defence Industry.

The Australian Defence Force (ADF), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) and Indonesian National Armed Forces recently completed Exercise Crocodile to enhance trilateral coordinated response to humanitarian crises and provide disaster relief.

Springfield City Group has announced it will initiate discussions with the Department of Defence to create opportunities for Amberley Air Force Base in regard to strategic land holdings and future land use options.

The University of Southern Queensland will be part of three Trailblazer Universities projects under the government’s $362 million initiative.

The government is sending 14 M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers and a further 20 Bushmasters to Ukraine as it defends against a faltering Russian offensive.

The Bell 505 has been announced as the new Republic of Korea military helicopter trainer.

Construction of the enormous Darwin tank farm is now well under way, with the finished facility to hold 300 million litres of aviation fuel to support US military training in the top end and, if necessary, US regional military operations.

The Australian government is sending artillery and ammunition to Ukraine as Russia appears to prepare for a protracted battle in the east.

Melbourne AI company Sentient Vision Systems has won a $2.1 million Australian government grant to establish a sovereign in-house manufacturing facility for its ViDAR search and surveillance pods.

Serco joined Australian Antarctic Division representatives and Sussan Ley, Minister for the Environment, in Hobart recently to celebrate the success of this year’s Antarctic season with RSV Nuyina.

BAE Systems Australia has joined the Defence Trailblazer Concept to Sovereign Capability program announced last Wednesday that is being led by University of Adelaide and the University of New South Wales.

The Sub-Committee of the JSCFADT in charge of monitoring progress under the Department of Defence’s National Per- and Poly-FluoroAlkyl Substances (PFAS) Investigation and Management Program has released its third and final report.

While Australia has 20 years of experience working with the Collins Class of submarine technology, the introduction of a nuclear submarine capability will have a radical impact on how we manage the related technology.