Had the government not announced that a new Defence White Paper was in the offing sooner rather than later, last night's budget would have come as a shock.

The second Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communication satellite, built by Lockheed Martin was successfully launched last week aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

News that Round 16 of the Capability Technology Demonstrator program has been cancelled and no word about its future suggests that it may be replaced by the PIC Innovation program.

Scuttlebutt that Austal CEO Andrew Bellamy, visited Terma last month to talk about future opportunities suggest that Austal is looking seriously at the future Sea 1180 Offshore Combatant Vessel requirement.

While the Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) provides support through its intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition capabilities, it lacks a strike capability.

Testing of air defence missile systems as part of the Olympic Games security plan began May 3 at sites across London.

The US Army is preparing to conduct an operational assessment on a small number of non-developmental vehicles that could serve as alternatives to its Ground Combat Vehicle program.

The European Commission has announced the launch date of the next pair of ESA-procured Galileo satellites.

SeeByte, a leader in smart software technology for unmanned systems, has announced that an order for fifteen software licences of SeeTrack Military has been confirmed through EdgeTech.

Last week, Israel assumed control of a fourth Dolphin-class submarine, which was handed over following the acquisition and development process led by the Ministry of Defense and the Israeli Navy.

The latest round of Australian and New Zealand Defence Tenders have been released and can be downloaded as a PDF here.

The government has finally decided to cancel the self propelled element of Land 17. The contenders of Raytheon/Samsung Techwin with the K-9 and the KMW PzH2000 have been put out of their misery.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the Government would provide $214 million for the next stage of the Future Submarine Project.

Secretary of the Department of Defence, Duncan Lewis, has recommended that a senior Defence position be dedicated to focusing exclusively on the oversight of all existing and future materiel-related submarine activities in the Department of Defence.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith today released the final report of the Defence Force Posture Review.

Sydney’s new Aerospace and Defence Interest Group (SADIG) was jointly launched on April 30 by Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare and Deputy NSW Premier Andrew Stoner.