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First cohort begins workforce training as part of SA expansion to Defence Industry Pathways Program

Two new pathway programs, established by the Albanese government in partnership with the Malinauskas government, have commenced in South...

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Government signs joint production MOUs, increases GMLRS order

Australia is set to begin manufacturing guided missiles domestically from 2025, following the signing of key memoranda of understa...

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Back to the future: New calls for creation of an integrated Anzac military force

With growing concerns about the potential for conflict close to home, Australia and New Zealand are being encouraged to join force...

Geopolitics & Policy

‘Up for grabs’ an Australian century in the Indo-Pacific? Stranger things have happened

We have heard a lot about an “American” and “Chinese” century, but with the Indo-Pacific in an ever-develo...

Naval

Honeywell secures pilot program contract to develop AUKUS submarine industrial base

American conglomerate Honeywell has secured a contract to deliver the AUKUS Submarine Industrial Base pilot program. ...

Naval

SEA secures contract extension for Royal Malaysian Navy torpedo launchers

Defence solutions provider Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA) has been awarded a contract extension with Lumut Naval Shipy...

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