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NOJA Power will provide specialist electrical equipment to restore Ukraine's energy system. The contract including local installations is valued at $10 million.

The Australian Defence Force has sent forces to Exercise Croix du Sud 2025 in New Caledonia as well as Wallis and Futuna.

In 2023 to 2024, the Australian defence industry contributed $11.9 billion in gross value added to the Australian economy according to figures released on 16 April 2025 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Ascent Pty Ltd believes it has found an easier path for Australian defence contractors to tap into the US's defence procurement system: go through Hawaii | Steve Hitchen

The UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has appointed Sir Stephen Lovegrove as the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on AUKUS.

MITRE has appointed Dean Commons to the position of Managing Director of MITRE Australia.

Babcock Australasia will expand its new Adelaide defence-support facility, just months after the building was officially opened.

The Wing Group has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Australia. This expansion has signified a milestone in the company’s global growth.

Australia and the Philippines have fortified their bond through the increase of military training activities in 2025 between the two countries. The hope is to strengthen cooperation and broaden interoperability.

The government has made a useful update to Commonwealth procurement rules which now incorporate a definition of just what constitutes an Australian business – something which didn’t exist before | Max Blenkin

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Defence Science and Technology Group Australia have partnered on weapons development. They will create next-generation sub-systems for low-cost weapons systems.

Designed by Malloy Aeronautics and now under the umbrella of BAE Systems, the T-150/TRV-150 is a remotely controlled, autonomous electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air cargo drone | Liep Gatwech

Defence Innovation Partnership have chosen to fund seven research projects which will deliver advanced technologies for Defence.

From next month, Babcock Australasia will support trainees and apprentices across its Adelaide operations to aid two new defence pathway initiatives launched by South Australia.

On 25 February 2025, South Korean media has reported that the Ministry of National Defense had either cancelled or reassessed five major weapons acquisition programs, worth a combined total of over AU $13 billion | Eunhyuk Cha

The Defence budget has inched upwards, increasing just one per cent in real terms on the 2024-25 funding to account for 2.05 per cent of GDP.