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Directed energy developer RedTail Technology completes Catalyst Accelerator program in Colorado
Sydney artificial intelligence and directed energy laser technology start-up RedTail Technology has recently completed work with the Catalyst...
February 10 2026
KBR secures $133.6m sustainment contract for ADF air operations
The Australian government has announced up to $133.6 million of investment over five years into command and control capabilities to support Australian Defence Force air...
October 01 2025
New Atlas high-energy laser builds on ‘decades of space domain experience’, says EOS
Australian defence company Electro Optic Systems has announced its new Atlas Space Control capability at the International Astronautical Congress 2025 in Sydney.
September 30 2025
Report: Aussie veterans face a raft of challenges integrating back into civilian life
A new survey sheds light on the barriers ADF veterans must overcome once they leave their uniforms behind.
August 22 2025
Australia confirms establishment of cyber reserves workforce by early 2026
Australia will establish a cyber reserves workforce for the Australian Defence Force by early 2026, under a Cyber Reserve Concept recommended by the recent Defence Strategic...
July 16 2025
Republic of Fiji Military Forces begins travel to Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces has officially departed Fiji on their way to Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 in Australia.
May 16 2025
UK MOD milestone: Laser weapon fired from armoured vehicle for the first time
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has announced that a high-energy laser weapon has been fired by the British Army from an armoured vehicle for the first time.
December 12 2024
Potential missile consumption prompts urgent need for Indo-Pacific defence initiative
If there is one key takeaway from both the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East, it is the concerning rate at which critical munitions, particularly...
October 22 2024
Successful results reported in UK trials of aircraft-mounted laser
The United Kingdom has completed a series of live-fire trials on an aircraft-mounted jamming laser designed to defeat incoming missiles.
October 22 2024
AIM Defence to supply 2 Fractl lasers under new $4.8m agreement
High power laser manufacturer AIM Defence will supply an additional two counter-drone Fractl units to the Australian Defence Force under a new $4.8 million agreement.
October 11 2024
MBDA, Rheinmetall committed to bring maritime laser system to market
German defence manufacturer Rheinmetall and German missile systems company MBDA Deutschland have committed to further the development of laser weaponry.
September 25 2024
Canada trials counter-drone lasers at sandbox innovation event
Canada became the fifth NATO country to test laser-based counter drone systems without a geographic backdrop, during a recent counter-drone demonstration event.
August 01 2024
Drone destroyer: Defence conducts live fire testing of Fractl portable high energy laser
The Australian Defence Force has conducted live fire testing of a directed energy weapons system against unmanned drones in Victoria.
June 14 2024
AIM Defence engaged to deliver deployable directed energy for ADF
The Australian Defence Force has contracted Melbourne-based laser developer AIM Defence to produce a deployable directed energy system for use against drones.
March 25 2024
US Army tests laser weapons for first directed energy battalion
Four “game-changer” directed energy weapon prototypes have been taken for a test drive by 4th Battalion personnel from the US 60th Air Defense Artillery...
September 25 2023
Raytheon begins testing high-energy laser weapon in UK
Raytheon UK is about to begin testing its first high-energy laser weapon system in the United Kingdom.
September 15 2023
Silent and deadly: Australian directed energy pitched against hypersonics
Canberra-based defence company Electro Optic Systems has pitched a “silent and deadly” directed energy laser system during a live fire demonstration earlier this...
August 28 2023
Mobilisation v activation: Planning for a whole-of-nation strategy to defend the nation
The government’s Defence Strategic Review highlighted the need for a “whole-of-government” approach to national defence, but in recognising this key factor,...
August 24 2023
Defence industry in ‘holding pattern’ on security clearance backlog
Questions have been raised about the speed and progress of mandatory security clearances being approved for sensitive defence contracts in Australia.
August 24 2023
Exercise Malabar comes to a close
Supported by 2,000 personnel from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, the 27th iteration of Exercise Malabar came to a close this week – marking the first...
August 23 2023
