According to Defence, new figures show Defence recruitment has surged by more than 1800 personnel from this time last year.

On Sunday 1 June, several Russian trailer truck drivers were delivering wooden cabins to addresses across the country. En route, all received calls from the businessmen who had booked their services | Ewen Levick

Nova Systems has been awarded a contract to deliver a Flight Test Instrumentation system to support The Royal Australian Navy.

DSEI Japan 2025, the third incarnation of Japan’s biggest and only government-backed defence and security exhibition, took place near Tokyo between 21 and 23 May | Corey Lee Bell

A Defence industry vetting system plagued by years of backlog and dysfunction may also be hindering national security efforts, according to insiders and experts | Kate Banville

Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the maiden test launch of Australia's first locally designed and built orbital rocket.

Sydney eVTOL manufacturer AMSL Aero is helping the ADF expand Australia's defence capability | Steve Hitchen

A Project of Concern Summit was held in Canberra to support the sustainment of Australia’s Collins class submarines.

Japan directly participated in an AUKUS Pillar 2 initiative for the first time during this year’s Exercise Talisman Sabre, Australia’s largest multilateral military exercise | Corey Lee Bell

Half a century ago, the RAAF and also Qantas joined one of the great humanitarian missions at the end of the Vietnam War | Max Blenkin

The Australian Defence Force drone racers have retained their title for the fourth time at the Military International Drone Racing Tournament in upper New York State | Kirra Davey

After the commissioning of HMAS Arafura, Civmec has announced NUSHIP Eyre has completed Sea Acceptance Testing in South Australia as part of the Sea 1180 program. 

A-FLO Equipment has announced it has been awarded the contract to deliver 30 x 20 foot Mobile Workshop Containers to the Commonwealth, in partnership with Daronmont Technologies.

In the past five years or so Private and Venture Capital have become a feature of Australia’s defence industry landscape | Gregor Ferguson

On 24 July 2025, ADM held its second breakfast in the ADM Women in Defence and National Security Series, proudly hosted by CAE | Kirra Davey

The forward-deployed US Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable and the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio have arrived in Brisbane, Australia, for scheduled port visits on 26 and 27 July 2025 respectively.