Austal Defence Australia and Damen Shipyards Group have signed a contract supporting the local construction of Landing Ship Transport 100 vessels for the Australian Defence Force on Friday, 20 February.

ST Engineering has secured a five-year contract by its Land Systems business from Barzan Maintenance Shield to support the Qatar Emiri Land Forces.

Hanwha Defence Australia has completed the first three Australian-made AS9 Huntsman Self-Propelled Howitzers made at the Hanwha Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence in Victoria.

Aurizn has delivered a critical secure communications capability for Hanwha Defence Australia under the Commonwealth’s Land 8116 Phase 1 program for the Huntsman family of vehicles.

DroneShield has signed of a Bilateral Collaborative Research Agreement with the Australian Department of Defence, through the Defence Science and Technology Group, to strengthen Australia’s capability in counter-drone technology.

DroneShield has received a package of six standalone contracts for $21.7 million from an in-country reseller for delivery to a western military end-customer.

Defence and DroneShield have partnered on accelerating the development of counter-drone technology across the innovation, science and technology ecosystem.

The Government has signed two key contracts for Landing Craft Heavy and Landing Craft Medium.

BAE Systems has conducted trials for its Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System Uncrewed Ground Vehicle.

DroneShield has appointed Michael Powell as Chief Operating Officer.

The Australian Government to establish a national network of Australian universities to accelerate research and development and build the future work force essential for a sustainable Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise.

Thales Australia has now completed a new left-hand drive variant of the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, continuing the evolution of the Australian designed and built vehicle.

ST Engineering has announced that its Land Systems business had been awarded a contract by the Singaporean Ministry of Defence in December 2025 for the production and supply of the next generation Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

Nova Systems has been selected as a Category 1 partner on the Australian Government’s Project Land 156 Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) Standing Offer Panel.

Defence’s MAN truck drivers will no longer struggle when weighing or washing their vehicles at RAAF Base Amberley thanks to new, Army-sponsored infrastructure opened last month.

Perth-based Additive Manufacturing specialist Aurora Labs has signed a three-year non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with European missile house MBDA.