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The 1st Armoured Regiment will trial a modified version of the electric Protected Mobility Vehicle prototype as part of its new role as an experimental unit | Ben Felton

A RAN Captain has been seconded to the RNZN to participate in the Court of Inquiry examining the loss of HMNZS Manawanui (A09).

The University of South Australia has appointed Ryan McClenaghan as its new Director of Defence and Space.

The event also had the largest Australia presence to date | Ewen Levick

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Exercise Pitch Black, the RAAF’s largest air combat training event, concluded on 2 August after more than 1,700 missions had been flown by16 countries across Australia’s Top End | Nigel Pittaway | Darwin & Amberley

Defence has renewed an in-service support contract with Solutions from Silicon for an additional ten years. SfS has also agreed to continue international collaboration with Exail.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved an Indian request to buy up to 53 Mk 54 Mod 0 torpedoes for the Indian Navy's fleet of MH-60R helicopters.

Thomas Global Systems has been awarded a contract to deliver immersive simulation trainers for the AS21 Redback.

Saab and Korea Aerospace Industries have signed an MoU that will see the companies cooperate as part of the ongoing Republic of Korea Air Force Airborne Early Warning & Control II competition

The NZDF has launched a formal inquiry after HMNZS Manawanui sank near Samoa over the weekend.

The first of eight AH-6 Little Bird helicopters for the Royal Thai Army completed a successful test flight on 22 August.

VUP-19 has established the third MQ-4C Triton orbit at an undisclosed location within the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

The French Direction Générale De L'Armement has selected Exail to provide the French Navy with a deep-diving Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, able to dive to more than 6,000 metres.

Navantia Australia has facilitated a meeting between Australian HVAC SME Chillflow Solutions and Frizonia to discuss potential technology transfer for Project Sea 3000.

Qinetiq is pitching the possibility of creating a sovereign Laser Directed Energy Weapon to Australia | Grant McHerron

The Rheinmetall NIOA munitions factory in Queensland is producing some 40,000 155mm artillery shells per year, with ambitions to take that to 100,000, of which all go to Europe and not one to the Australian Defence Force | Max Blenkin