On 29 April a South Korean delegation, led by Foreign Minister Tae-yul Cho and Defence Minister Won-sik Shin, commenced their diplomatic mission for the sixth ROK-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministers’ (2+2) Meeting in Australia | Eunhyuk Cha

ASC has been selected to provide sustainment support to visiting US Navy Virginia Class submarines at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia from 2027.

Speaking at the ADM Northern Australia Defence Summit, Pat Conroy, the Minister for Defence Industry and the Pacific announced that the government will expand and accelerate upgrades to Defence's Northern Bases. 

Defence has opened the new Robertson Barracks Solar Farm. The 10-megawatt solar farm is made up of over 27,000 solar panels and will supply up to 40 per cent of the energy needs of the base.

Shawn Baerlocher has been appointed as the new CEO of EOS Defense Systems USA, replacing Brigadier General (Ret) Philip Coker.

Adelaide-based SMEs MyModular, Century Engineering, MG Engineering, Novafast International, Axiom and Hobart-based CBG Systems have signed up to the ‘Connected Supplier’ project to explore opportunities to use technology for better business performance.  

The United States Marine Corps is set to begin fielding Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ Iron Dome air defence system in 2025, with the 1st Low Altitude Air Defense battalion in Hawai'i set to field the system first.

In a late afternoon press release on Monday 6 May the Department of Defence said that an MH-60R Romeo helicopter operating from HMAS Hobart was intercepted in an "unsafe and unprofessional" manner by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA-AF).

Kongsberg Defence Australia has delivered the final Fire Distribution Centre for the Australian Army's National Advanced Surface to Air Missile Systems.

As Australia divests of its fleet of MRH 90 Taipan helicopters citing poor availability, stripping them of spare parts and potentially burying the airframes in the desert, across the Tasman Sea the New Zealand Defence Force has had a completely different experience with its NH 90s | Tim Fish

The Safeguarding Australia’s Military Secrets program entered into force on 6 May 2024. Individuals who require a foreign work authorisation are required to submit their request by 7 August 2024.

The deployment, announced as part of the 4 May Australia-United States-Japan Defence Ministers Meeting (TDMM) is one of three major trilateral F-35A training exercises planned for the next two years

Northrop Grumman Australia Chief Executive and General Manager, Christine Zeitz, is set to retire from the role at the end of September 2024.

On 3 May 2024, HyImpulse successfully launched its SR75 rocket from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range.

After the two previous shows were significantly impacted by COVID-19, the ninth edition of the biennial Singapore Airshow – held once again at the Changi Exhibition Centre – is back in business.

ADM’s annual Congress was held at the Hyatt hotel in Canberra on 21 February, once again attracting a wide range of representatives from Defence, Government, and industry.