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Defence is now revisiting Joint Project 9102, inviting defence companies to respond to a fresh request for information (RFI).

DroneShield has received a package of three standalone follow-on contracts for $61.6 million from a European military customer. 

Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force have, for the first time, deployed to and operated the MQ-28 collaborative combat aircraft at an operational Air Force base.

The Australian Missile Corporation has announced the appointment of Matthew Gibson as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Australian engineering company, CIVMEC, is to acquire shipbuilder Luerssen Australia from Naval Vessels Luerssen for A$20 million | Max Blenkin

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has ordered two additional Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft. This expansion coincides with the formal accession of Sweden and Denmark to the MMF program.

The United Kingdom has unveiled its Strategic Defence Review 2025 (SDR), marking a decisive shift towards warfighting readiness in response to escalating global threats | Liep Gatwech

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UH-60M service milestone

The Australian Army’s new fleet of Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk battlefield helicopters notched up a major milestone recently, with the declaration of Initial Operational Capability and the delivery of the 12 aircraft | Nigel Pittaway

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MEKO A-200 positions for Sea 3000

Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) is well known to the Royal Australian Navy and local industry, having supplied the ANZAC frigates which were an earlier version of the MEKO 200 design | Grant McHerron

Bell Textron has delivered 40 Bell 505 helicopters to the Republic of Korea Army and Republic of Korea Navy.

Northrop Grumman’s latest MQ-4C Triton uncrewed multi-intelligence aircraft has undergone testing with the US Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command.

As prime contractor, Indra has delivered to the Australian Defence Force eleven Instrument Landing Systems and six Non-Directional Beacons across twelve sites.

The Gold Coast has long been known for its sand, surf and warm weather, but is now starting to emerge as a national force in two quite unexpected domains: defence and aerospace | Gregor Ferguson

The University of Melbourne and QinetiQ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, with the hope of combining academic expertise with industry insights.

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems recently launched its new branding as TKMS while also announcing that their order backlog for submarines and surface vessels has grown to €18 billion (approx. A$32 billion) | Grant McHerron

Serco has announced that it has retained its contract to provide support to the US Navy’s amphibious warfare ships and systems. The five-year contract has an estimated cost of $167 million.