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US$9.6bn multi-ship build contract for Huntington Ingalls Industries

The US Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ subsidiary, Ingalls Shipbuilding division, a US$9.6 billion (AU$14.01 billion) multi-ship building contract to...

October 08 2024

US Navy awards BAE Systems $92m contract for Virginia Class sub propulsors

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a US$92 million (AU$134.4 million) contract to continue the manufacture of propulsor forward assemblies for the Virginia Class...

October 08 2024

ADF personnel data up for sale on real-time bidding advertising platforms

A new report from digital advocacy group Reset.Tech Australia has revealed the alarming scope of Australian data being shared without consent via real-time bidding auctions...

October 07 2024

Success leaves clues: The mounting lessons for Australia from Israel’s startling successes

For many, Israel’s capacity to actively defend itself while simultaneously conducting offensive operations across the Middle East has come as a surprise; for others,...

October 07 2024

HMAS Perth encourages closer ties with Thailand during Sattahip port visit

The Australian Defence Force has pushed for closer ties with Thailand during a port visit by the Anzac Class frigate, HMAS Perth, to Sattahip as part of Indo-Pacific...

October 07 2024

International sanctions have grown year on year – but are they working?

Russia remains one of the key targets of economic sanctions by bodies from the US, EU, the UK, and the United Nations as the war in Ukraine grinds towards its third year.

October 04 2024

PODCAST: Confronting Australia’s dwindling belief in itself and the national security implications, with Scott Hargreaves, Institute of Public Affairs

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by Scott Hargreaves, executive director of the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), to discuss two...

October 04 2024

Pentagon launches first round of funding to build US industrial base

The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has announced the release of its first Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), setting out the eligibility criteria and...

October 04 2024

VanEck pushes ahead with newly launched defence-focused ETF

VanEck will push ahead with a recently launched ASX-listed ETF focused on global defence stocks.

October 04 2024

ADF debuts refuelling point aviation during Operation Render Safe

A refuelling point aviation has been deployed to the Solomon Islands for the first time in support of Operation Render Safe, the ADF-led operation committed to removing the...

October 04 2024