Advanced manufacturing company Quickstep Holdings has announced the establishment of a global research and development centre at Deakin University's Waurn Ponds campus, where Quickstep's automotive division is based.

With more workers being laid off in Williamstown shipyard as we went to press it is apparent now more than an ever that the Valley of Death is upon us, regardless of recent shipbuilding announcements. ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing tries to make sense of what both sides of the divide are saying, and also what “Competitive Evaluation Process” means – there are clearly more of them on the horizon. She also attempts to unravel some of the confusing rhetoric we are hearing on naval shipbuilding.

Babcock International Group has launched Babcock Training Academy in Australia to meet growing demand within the defence sector for bespoke training programs.

Former senior Defence official and Foundation Governor of the Institute For Regional Security Ross Babbage has written a new paper entitled Game Plan: The Case for a New Australian Grand Strategy.

We were given a teaser of the long anticipated announcement of naval shipbuilding plans this week as the Abbott government spruiked its $89 billion rescue programme.

The Abbott government’s Defence team took Adelaide by storm this week, rolling in with the major announcements of 2,500 jobs, an $89 billion continuous naval shipbuilding plan and a “first prize” for Adelaide.

When it comes to consulting support for naval programs, RAND seems to be the go to body for Defence.

Anti-UAS Defence Systems will be increasingly used to combat UAS approaching sensitive facilities and areas.

iRobot has received a $US9.8 million order from the US Marine Corps Systems Command for 75 SUGV robot systems.

Lockheed and the USMDA's Aegis Combat System took part in a successful four-event test of the combat system’s air warfare and ballistic missile defence capabilities

Rheinmetall has won a contract to procure a new generation of combat vehicles for the UK’s Armed Forces.

Global technology company Lockheed Martin has appointed a new vice president & managing director to lead its technology business in Australia and Asia.

The next round of SADI (Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry) is open for nominations, worth $5 million this time round.

Insitu president and CEO Ryan Hartman confirmed to Australian media this week that Insitu will be supporting a Navy trial of ScanEagle.

The option of using the Navantia-designed hull of the Hobart class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWDs) as the basis for the proposed Future Frigate that will replace the RAN’s Anzac class fleet has been quietly dropped, according to informed sources.

Boeing Defence Australia has accepted the first of 15 Airbus Helicopters H135 training helicopters to be procured under JP9000 Phase 7 for the joint Army/Navy Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS).