When BAE Systems announced in August this year that they were cutting 200 jobs at their Williamstown shipyard, media camped out at the site.

Civmec’s announcement was proof the heavy engineering and construction services provider is establishing itself as a company with clear ambitions in the defence sector.

A limited Request For Proposal for the role of combat systems integrator (CSI) for the Future Submarine under Sea 1000 has been released.

Newly appointed Innovation Australia Chair Bill Ferris believes there is something of a dichotomy in Australia’s attitude to innovation.

This week Italian FREMM frigate builder Fincantieri showed its support for the Italian Deputy Defence Minister’s visit to Australia.

The keel-laying for the third ship is the latest in a series of important achievements across the project.

The first of 10 ‘refreshed’ M1A1 Abrams tanks has been delivered to the Army’s School of Armour at Puckapunyal, Victoria.

Penske will provide integration services and spare part supplies for a new fleet of over 2,500 medium-weight and heavy-weight military logistic vehicles.

Shipbuilding in Australia is certainly one of the most trumpeted topics in defence of late, and for good reason.

Defence Minister Senator Marise Payne has acknowledged that the Australian shipbuilding industry needs significant “reshaping and reform”.

With less than two weeks before the three contenders for Australia’s Sea 1000 Future Submarine CEP submit their proposals, the SIA’s conference in Adelaide this week was always going to be a venue for debate.

On Monday SA’s Defence Teaming Centre (DTC) signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Indonesian specialist vehicle manufacturer PT Pindad.

The five contenders for the Sea 3036 Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement program have been reduced to just two.

There have been comments about the decision to lease the Port of Darwin to a Chinese owned company and what it means for Defence, particularly the US relationship.

Aerosonde has delivered a commercial variant of its Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System to the Taiwanese government as part of its typhoon research program.

Thanks to pioneering work by Australian scientists and partnership between the Australian and Turkish governments, AE2 is likely to be in as good shape a century from now.