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Extended-Range GMLRS passes system qualification flight test series
December 18 2023
Lockheed Martin has confirmed that its Extended-Range GMLRS has successfully passed through a series of systems qualification tests executed over the ...
Leidos secures US$700m NSA tech contract
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has announced a single, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth US$700 million (AU$1.04 billion) to provide prototype...
December 19 2023
US Navy awards Raytheon US$80m to prototype ‘advanced’ EW for Super Hornets
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon an US$80 million (AU$117.38 million) down-select contract to prototype Advanced Electronic Warfare or ADVEW, for the F/A-18 E/F Super...
January 03 2024
DST space engineer recognised for state-of-the-art liquid lens imager
A space engineer has won a prestigious government award for pioneering a liquid lens imaging system that will be used on an upcoming satellite mission.
January 03 2024
Global Defence Solutions delivers deployable secure container capability to ADF
Shoalhaven-based Global Defence Solutions, a subsidiary of Alkath Group, is set to deliver a Zone 4-certified deployable secure container tailored to meet the stringent...
May 16 2024
BAE kicks off construction of new Glasgow frigate shipbuilding academy
BAE Systems has commenced construction of a new £12 million (AU$22.9 million) applied shipbuilding academy at BAE Systems’ Scotstoun shipyard on the banks of the...
January 12 2024
$3.4m grants for Australian defence industry manufacturing
Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has announced the latest round of the Defence Global Competitiveness and Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority (SICP) grants worth...
February 06 2024
Downer launches mission engineering practice to support ADF
Downer has announced the launch of a specialised division of Downer Professional Services business, focused on mission engineering to deliver end-to-end support to Defence.
February 08 2024
Australian Navy joins US, Japanese counterparts for Indian Ocean exercise
Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga has joined with US Navy destroyer USS Halsey and Japanese destroyer JS Sazanami and conducted two days of combined training in the...
February 22 2024
ASEAN’s ‘Melbourne Declaration’ strengthens partnership, hints at expanded future partnership
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have announced the “Melbourne Declaration”, reaffirming...
March 08 2024
ASD, Microsoft partnership to enhance Australia’s cyber defence capabilities
Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced a world-first initiative between the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and Microsoft designed to further strengthen...
March 19 2024
Coalition unloads on government over National Security Committee revelations
Deputy chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Andrew Wallace has led the charge against the government following revelations that most senior...
March 19 2024
Government reveals response, recommendations to Defence Controls Act review
Defence Minister Richard Marles has revealed the Albanese government’s response to the review into the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012, marking major reforms for...
March 21 2024
Widespread welcome for SSN-AUKUS industry announcements
Industry and government partners across the nation have welcomed the announcement of BAE Systems and ASC as the industry partners responsible for the delivery and...
March 22 2024
Northrop Grumman to expand ordnance plant to meet global security demand
The US Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Northrop Grumman US$178 million (AU$272.3 million) to support the expansion of the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant at the...
April 01 2024
UK general confirms secretive Future Force Design Review
The UK Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff for Military Capability, Lieutenant General Rob Magowan, has confirmed to British lawmakers that the Ministry of Defence was well...
April 01 2024
Konnichiwa! Japan slated to join AUKUS Pillar 2 ahead of broader applicants
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have confirmed they are beginning consultation with a range of countries, starting with Japan, to collaborate on advanced...
April 10 2024
US Navy celebrates keel laying for first Constellation Class frigate
US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti, and industry partners have celebrated the keel laying for the US Navy’s...
April 15 2024
Government announces $3.47m in small business grants
Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has announced $3.47 million worth of grants to support eight “cutting-edge” Australian defence SMEs delivering priority...
April 16 2024
Lockheed Martin Next Gen Interceptor selected by US Missile Defense Agency
The US Missile Defense Agency selected Lockheed Martin to continue development of the Next Generation Interceptor through a critical design review, all up round qualification...
April 16 2024