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Australian satellite launch provider Gilmour Space Technologies on July 9 announced that it has forged a strategic partnership with leading Japanese space business integrator Space BD | Corey Lee Bell

Australia and Canada have signed a new technology partnership agreement to support collaboration on Over the Horizon Radar research and development. 

Greenroom Robotics has been granted AUKUS Authorised User status by the Australian Government.

South Korea is still considering the E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft despite media reports that Boeing has dropped out of the competition | Ewen Levick

Defence company Babcock International Group has ramped up its support to Indonesia’s defence and maritime industry after signing a Letter of Intent with the Government of Indonesia.

BAE Systems Australia is cutting over 150 jobs at the Henderson precinct as defence work slows down despite the site’s crucial future role in AUKUS.

Defence has partnered with Optus to develop and launch a Low Earth Orbit satellite to support Australia's sovereign space industry. 

South Korea has dramatically reduced its budget for acquiring Boeing Apache attack helicopters, with some reports saying the procurement has now been “effectively cancelled” | Corey Lee Bell

Spotted on 13 July -  a Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vessel | Julian Kerr

Senior US, Australian and Japanese flag officers have agreed to further enhance logistics interoperability among their maritime forces | Kylie Leonard and Kirra Davey

The iLAuNCH Trailblazer has appointed Rachel Noble as the new Chair of the Advisory Board. 

Vice Admiral Justin Jones, ADF Chief of Joint Operations, confirmed he was anticipating Chinese naval monitoring of Australia’s largest military exercise with the United States | Julian Kerr

A group of eight women from 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment have recently completed the first all-women patrol across the Cape York region of Queensland | Corporal Jacob Joseph

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TKMS positions for GPF contract

TKMS has sought to demonstrate their capacity to grow Australia’s sovereign shipbuilding capability should their MEKO A-200 be selected for the ADF’s Sea 3000 General Purpose Frigate program | Grant McHerron

Infinity Avionics and Nurjana Technologies have partnered to enhance Space Domain Awareness.

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SSN-AUKUS under the microscope

Much has been written about Australia’s plans to acquire a nuclear-powered submarine in recent times, but not much about the requirements of the other AUKUS partners | Nigel Pittaway