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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has said it is willing to supply MQ-9 Reapers and MQ-1C Gray Eagles to Ukraine, including two training aircraft for $1, but has been unable to secure approval from the US government.

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2022 major projects review

Of the $16.21 billion most recently budgeted in 2022-23 for acquisition of military equipment, the $8.01 billion allocated to the top 30 approved projects is virtually bereft of surprises.

LIMA 2023 launched

After a four-year COVID-induced delay, the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition will once again be held on the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi in May.

Australian soldiers will depart Darwin this week to join partner nations in the United Kingdom, providing critical training to Ukrainian recruits to support their national defence in response to Russia’s invasion.

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How to build a resilient supply chain

Before the COVID-19 pandemic stressed global supply chains and prompted a renewed focus on the issue in Australian defence circles, the South Korean government and major defence companies were already grappling with the issue of ensuring supply.

Global defence company Babcock has launched a recruitment drive to fill 100 engineering roles amid recent defence contract wins worth $1.1 billion.

The program provides training and opportunities for Darumbal, the local Traditional Custodians, in the land management, revegetation and conservation of a variety of ecosystems types across their Country at the ADF's Shoalwater Bay Training Area.

Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22) has concluded after a successful three months engaging with 14 countries across the region.

Flinders University’s Diploma of Digital Technologies is expanding with a further 120 places for women to gain practical high-tech digital skills.

Australian first responder training company Real Response has created the BlueRoom Simulator, a mixed reality system for training Navy, Army and Air Force medics.

The Australian Defence Force and the Indonesian National Armed Forces have completed an annual joint command post exercise focused on the planning and execution of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations.

Indonesia has signed several Memorandums of Understanding with various defence providers at the recently concluded Indodefence defence exposition, but confirmed contracts are hard to come by as its defence budgets struggle to meet its ambitions.

Australia and the UK are working closer than ever before on defence science with the aim of placing prototype technologies in the hands of warfighters as early as possible.

More than 680 people from Defence and defence industry attended the 2022 DTC Defence Industry Dinner & Awards Ceremony in Adelaide on November 3.

Envirofluid - a Warnambool-based company - has received the 2022 Governor of Victoria Export Awards - Regional Exporter of the Year.

The University of South Australia is collaborating with American and British partners to launch a Global Executive MBA in Defence and Space, the first program of its kind in Australia.