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Veterans tour Bushmaster factory in ‘Debbie’ PMV tribute
Australian Defence Force veterans from the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, known as “Debbie”, have met with the engineers,...
August 12 2025
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Opening the door to deeper defence industrial cooperation – JAUS
Opinion: Non-resident fellow of the US Studies Centre, Guy Boekenstein, says Australia’s Mogami Class frigate deal cements a maturing defence partnership with Japan,...
August 12 2025
Rohde & Schwarz Australia teams with STS Defence for Hunter frigate comms mast contract
Rohde & Schwarz Australia has awarded a contract for the supply of twin integrated configurable communications masts for the Royal Australian Navy’s first three...
August 12 2025
Military, commercial aircraft supplier allegedly targeted by Play Ransomware
Threat actors have claimed a ransomware attack on a major supplier for the US Navy, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and more, having allegedly stolen company data.
August 12 2025
Ransomware gang claims hack of defence contractor L3Harris
A company in the running to help build the United States’ Golden Dome missile defence system has been impacted by an alleged data breach.
August 12 2025
Australia gifts armoured LandCruisers to Papua New Guinea for security operations
Australia has gifted 12 up-armoured LandCruiser vehicles to Papua New Guinea in a show of increasing interoperability between the PNG Defence Force and Australian Defence...
August 12 2025
Marles wedged between defence industry rock and a hard Greens place on exports to Israel
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is becoming increasingly wedged by pressure from the Australian Greens political party regarding defence industry exports to...
August 12 2025
Tripartite Defence Industry Council turns up empty for defence industry
A tripartite Defence Industry Council convened by Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy with members of the defence industry has turned up empty, with no recommendations...
August 12 2025
Invictus Australia announces opening of 2026 Adaptive Sports Program
Invictus Australia has announced that expressions of interest are now open for the 2026 Adaptive Sports Program for former serving veterans.
August 11 2025
Industry calls for AUKUS Pillar 2 to shift from policy to capability delivery
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has urged the federal government to take decisive steps to ensure AUKUS Pillar 2 delivers tangible defence capabilities, warning...
August 11 2025
Thales Australia signs Collins Class submarine contract extension to 2030
Thales Australia will provide upgrades to the sonar suite of the Australia Defence Force’s Collins Class submarine fleet out to 2030 under a five-year contract...
August 11 2025
Callisto 50 logistics drones trialled by Royal Australian Navy during Talisman Sabre
Freespace Operations’ Callisto 50 logistics drones have been trialled by the Australian Defence Force as a drone delivery system during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25.
August 11 2025
DroneShield pitches subscription-based CUAS system at civilian market
Sydney counter-drone developer DroneShield has announced the launch of a subscription-based AI-enabled counter-drone solution for the civilian market, called SentryCiv.
August 11 2025
HMAS Brisbane heads out for third regional presence deployment of 2025
Hobart Class guided missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane is conducting the third regional presence deployment of 2025, after the return of HMA Ships Hobart and Sydney earlier this...
August 11 2025
Defence confirms arrival of second, third Triton and initial testing success
Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton aircraft has completed its first test flights using Australian control, as the country’s second and third MQ-4C Triton arrive in...
August 11 2025
Lockheed Martin celebrates command and control capability at Talisman Sabre 2025
American defence prime Lockheed Martin has celebrated the use of command and control capabilities during the recent Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
August 08 2025
Anduril affirms relations with Taiwan through office opening, loitering munitions delivery
American defence company Anduril Industries has opened a new office in Taiwan and delivered an initial package of loitering munitions.
August 08 2025
Defence announces AU$267m extension of Collins Class sub support contracts
Defence has locked in two major contract extensions to sustain the Collins Class submarines’ sonar and periscope systems well into the next decade, reinforcing the...
August 08 2025
Japan’s frigate win: Australia gets a strategic industrial partner, Japan gets a bucket of Australian risks
Opinion: Japan’s Mogami Class frigate bid has beaten the German alternative to win the Australian Navy’s general purpose frigate project, which has a budget...
August 08 2025
Chinese vehicles banned from Israel Defence Forces bases over surveillance fears
Israel Defense Forces have reportedly barred Chinese-manufactured vehicles from Israel military bases over surveillance fears.
August 08 2025