EuroTorp and Europe’s Organisation for Joint Armaments Cooperation (OCCAR) inked a deal in late February covering in-service support for the MU90 Impact Lightweight Torpedo. The deal was also significant for Australia’s relationship with OCCAR.

Lest we forget.

Defence will award $3.513 million in grant funding to the 11 successful applicants of the 2023 Strategic Policy Grants Program.

The ADF has concluded support to Vanuatu under Operation Vanuatu Assist 23 with more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including food, shelter and medical supplies provided to the Government of Vanuatu.

Fresh from its success in supplying the Australian Defence Force with 75 of its MRN-4-1 Gravity Refuelling Nozzle Kits, Sydney company Chief Fluid Systems is now eyeing the US market for its innovative product.

Australia will host the largest ever Exercise Talisman Sabre this year across northern Australia, with approximately 30,000 military personnel to participate, almost double the number involved in 2021.

UNSW Founders has launched Defence 10x, a new accelerator program focused on strengthening Australia’s sovereign capabilities.

Two French Navy (Marine Nationale) surface warships have berthed in North Queensland this week, as part of a five-month deployment which will circumnavigate the globe.

Defence has awarded a $12.9 million contract to QinetiQ Australia to co-develop and manufacture a high energy defensive laser system prototype capable of deployment in a wide range of operational environments.

Electro Optic Systems will supply up to 100 Remote Weapons Systems to Ukraine after securing a conditional contract valued up to $120 million.

BAE Systems and STEM Returners Australia are again joining forces to help STEM educated people resume their professional careers.

The delegation inspected the production line for the Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System (PPDS), which is currently being provided to Ukraine by the Department of Defence.

More than $3.2 million in grants have been awarded to six Australian small and medium businesses that are supporting the manufacturing of defence capabilities.

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster safely transported the first ice cores of the Australian Antarctic Division’s Million Year Ice Core project back to Tasmania in March.

The head of US Indo-Pacific Command has said that efforts will be made to speed up the transfer of critical technology from the US to Australia under the second pillar of AUKUS.

Defence has signed contracts with the University of South Australia and Deakin University for two research projects aimed to help develop its artificial intelligence capabilities.