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Birdon secures $125m Army contract to design, build amphibious vehicles logistics
Australian-owned maritime engineering company Birdon has signed a $125 million contract to design and build one prototype and 15 amphibious vehicles...
January 14 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Australian tech company pitches tracked all-terrain platform for infantry mobility
Australian tech company Ungoverned has announced the pitch of a unique self-propelled tracked infantry platform to the international defence market and, potentially, for...
January 13 2026
Elbit Systems to supply airborne self-protection tech to Asia-Pacific nation
Israeli defence manufacturer Elbit Systems has announced it will supply advanced airborne self-protection electronic warfare technology to an international customer in the...
January 13 2026
Northrop Grumman reaches production milestone for F-35s
Northrop Grumman has achieved a significant milestone, delivering its 1,500th centre fuselage for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft.
January 13 2026
ADF deployed to Victoria for bushfire support
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that the Australian Defence Force will be deployed to parts of Victoria currently suffering severe bushfires, leaving at least...
January 13 2026
World of ‘might makes right’ to serve as Australia’s coming-of-age moment
As questions continue to swirl about the end of the “global rules-based order” in the aftermath of America’s raid in Venezuela and the return of an era...
January 13 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers meets with US officials to discuss critical minerals supply chains
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has represented the country in a meeting discussing critical minerals supply chains with US Secretary of the Treasury Scott KH Bessent.
January 13 2026
Michelle Toscan appointed APAC head at Advanced Navigation
Navigation and autonomous systems company Advanced Navigation has appointed Michelle Toscan as head of APAC.
January 13 2026
UNSW secures ASCA funding for next-gen multimodal foundation models
Secure AI technology to tackle “rapidly changing environments” gets the nod with funding drop from the Australian Defence Force.
January 12 2026
ASC expands partnership with Sayres Australia for submarine training programs
Australia’s submarine company, ASC, has expanded its partnership with veteran-led Sayres Australia to support the development of requirements and specialised training...
January 12 2026
Serco secures expanded Navy synthetic warfare training contract
Serco has secured a renewed and expanded contract to deliver maritime warfare training for the Royal Australian Navy, strengthening the service’s use of advanced...
January 12 2026
Australia and US combine forces in joint exercise
Australia and the United States have worked together to demonstrate advancements in the capacity and capabilities of both armies in a bilateral exercise.
January 12 2026
Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand appoints new chief executive
Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand has appointed a new chief executive, Jeremy King, former head of Joint Aviation Systems for Defence Capability Acquisition and...
January 12 2026
US Department of War moves to protect research, prevent foreign influence
The US Department of War has announced changes to protect DOW-funded research from malign foreign influence, intellectual property theft and other forms of exploitation.
January 12 2026
Luckey forecasts American return to ‘weapons sales, friendship’ with reformed China
“America will have a great international friendship and sell weapons to a reformed China in the future”, according to US defence technology entrepreneur Palmer...
January 12 2026
EOS announces acquisition and integration of MARSS counter-drone tech
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Europe-based command and control systems provider MARSS Group.
January 12 2026
Northrop Grumman and Kratos Defense team up with US Marine Corps for UAS delivery
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the US Marine Corps to develop its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).
January 09 2026
Trump pushes massive increase in US defence spending as world order dissolves
US President Donald Trump has flagged a dramatic surge in US defence spending, floating a commitment to lift the budget to US$1.5 trillion (AU$2.2 trillion) by 2027,...
January 09 2026
US Army Pacific welcomes Aussie as deputy commander
Major General Giles Cornelia has been warmly welcomed by the US Army Pacific as the new Deputy Commanding General for Strategy and Plans.
January 09 2026
Wait a minute, is America invading Greenland?
US President Donald J Trump is no stranger to using military threats as a political play, with much of his second term, thus far, being defined by his foreign policy moves,...
January 09 2026