L&T and Exail have entered a strategic collaboration to deliver an advanced Unmanned Mine Countermeasures Suite for the Indian Navy’s Mine Counter Measures Vessels program.

A ‘topping out’ ceremony was held on 19 May 2026 at the Kongsberg Missile Factory at Astra Aerolab Precinct, Newcastle Airport, marking a construction milestone for this complex manufacturing and maintenance facility.

The government has officially launched the Collins-class submarine life of type extension program to ensure the Collins boats remain an effective capability pending the arrival of nuclear submarines next decade | Max Blenkin

Saronic has announced a strategic partnership with Lloyd’s Register, a provider of classification and compliance services for the marine and offshore industries.

Tasmanian boat builder Sentinel Boats has won a Defence contract to deliver up to seven general purpose watercraft for Australia’s elite Special Operations Forces.

Lockheed Martin Australia has been selected as Australia’s preferred Virginia Class Submarine Combat System Integration Strategic Partner.

The Australian Government has awarded three Australian companies with contracts to develop new undersea navigation technology.

Century Engineering has become the first Australian business to secure export contracts into the United States naval nuclear supply chain — embedding Australian industry within the US industrial base.

The Australian Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Norwegian Government, to further support the acquisition and domestic manufacturing of missiles in Australia.

PteroDynamics has been awarded a contract by the Royal Australian Navy to supply Transwing vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft systems to support RAN’s autonomous maritime distributed logistics capabilities. 

Li-S Energy has secured the regulatory approvals required to airfreight its prototype lithium-sulphur cells from Australia to the United States.

Back in the early 2000s as the Navy planned for its new Aegis-equipped air warfare destroyers, one emerging capability was ballistic missile defence | Max Blenkin

Aurizn and PMB Defence (PMB) have entered into a partnering arrangement in support of the UK nuclear submarine program.

Defence has convened a Project of Concern Summit in Canberra this week in relation to the Arafura class Offshore Patrol Vessel project.

General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH has successfully conducted comprehensive overhaul services on a Do228 of Bangladesh Navy and transferred the aircraft back to Chattogram, Bangladesh at the end of January 2026.

CAE has announced it has been awarded a five‑year Training Systems Technical Support contract with the Commonwealth of Australia.