Construction of Australia’s AUKUS-class nuclear powered submarines is more than a decade away, but when it happens it will be in a new production facility near where the Navy’s Collins-class submarines were built in an earlier age | Max Blenkin

Babcock Australasia has extended its partnership with Auckland University of Technology's Women in Tech program for another three years. 

Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced the launch window for a flight test that will hopefully move sustained hypersonic flight closer to operational reality.

Defence Export Controls has retired the Australian General Licence permit type as part of ongoing work to strengthen Australia’s export controls framework.

The 2025 Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition proved to be a productive event for women in Defence and defence industry, with ADM doing its part by hosting both a breakfast and two days of women’s walks | Kirra Davey

Lockheed Martin Australia has been awarded a new nine-month extension of its Aegis Sustainment Program for the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart-class Guided Missile Destroyers.

Western Australian firm Radian Architecture has won a major Commonwealth contract to lead early-stage planning for future Defence sustainment infrastructure in the Northern Territory.

Mankind’s efforts in space are becoming critical for modern societies as communication systems and services such as Earth sensing through to precision location and timing, support both military and civilian operations | Grant McHerron and Kirra Davey

Back in June last year, the government resurrected a project to create a sovereign satellite capability which it had binned seven months earlier on grounds that what was proposed was expensive, insufficiently flexible and vulnerable | Max Blenkin

The European Defense Tech Hub brought its inaugural Australian Defense Tech Hackathon to Canberra last weekend 6-8 February, connecting innovators and defence stakeholders in a mission-focused environment | Keira Joyce

SeaTransport's amphibious transport ship has commenced contractor sea trials ahead of delivery. It is also soon to enter service with the US military.

An Australian-led space agriculture experiment will tomorrow launch to the International Space Station, marking a milestone for Australia’s growing space and advanced manufacturing sector.

Australian Defence Force procurement decisions which came to reality this year are set to shape force structure for perhaps the next half century | Max Blenkin

Embraer has concluded another executive-level visit to India as it has continued to expand and strengthen its supply chain in the country.

Babcock, in partnership with the Royal New Zealand Navy and Defence Logistics Command, has completed a large maintenance package on the Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Mana.

As we head into 2026, it’s time to look at the Defence projects we can expect will provide important updates and perhaps even tangible deliverables during the year | Grant McHerron