The 2025-26 Defence budget was supposed to come in at $58.9 billion but it actually came in at $63.2 billion, around $4 billion higher than forecast, much of which was spent on the nuclear submarines program | Max Blenkin
Assistant Minister for Defence, Peter Khalil, and Federal Labor Senator, Raff Ciccone, have formally opened QinetiQ Australia’s new office in Melbourne.
Australian Defence Force helicopters and soldiers from the 16th Aviation Brigade and Special Operations Command have recently completed Exercise Nemesis Typhoon, a domestic counter-terrorism training activity.
The 10th Australia–India Defence Policy Talks were held in New Delhi on 8 May. The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary Shri Amitabh Prasad, while the Australian side was led by First Assistant Secretary International Policy Bernard Philip.
AtkinsRéalis has entered into an agreement to acquire Coras, an Australian Defence and National Security advisory consultancy with offices in Canberra, Sydney and Adelaide.
BlueRoom Simulations has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus Australia Pacific and Airbus Helicopters at RotorTech 2026 on the Gold Coast.
Expanding Japan’s “comprehensive national power,” absorbing lessons from the Ukraine conflict and strengthening the nation’s defence industrial and technological bases were among the key themes addressed | Corey Lee Bell
Griffith University has stepped up its support for current and former Australian Defence Force members and their families through the establishment of the Griffith Veterans College.
Aircraft from around the world will take to Australia’s skies for the return of Exercise Pitch Black, the Royal Australian Air Force’s premier, biennial flying activity.
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation to invest $28.45 million in test and measurement company Liquid Instruments.
Now in its 23rd year, ADM’s annual Congress was held at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra on 18 February | ADM Staff Writers
The 2026 ADM Northern Australia Defence Summit was held at the Darwin Convention Centre on 28 April and more than 400 delegates were in attendance to hear how important the north is to regional security | Nigel Pittaway
The heads of police, military, customs and immigration agencies from across 24 jurisdictions will convene in Brisbane this week at the eighth annual Joint Heads of Pacific Security meeting.
School of Information Operations and Grayline Sdn Bhd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Defence Services Asia exhibition, reaffirming their commitment to collaborate on operationally focused training in Malaysia.
The Northern Territory and far Northern Queensland present multiple challenges for operations and maintenance, particularly in the wet season | Grant McHerron
Around 400 members of the Australian Defence Force are taking part in the 41st iteration of the largest bilateral military exercise conducted between the Philippines and the United States.
