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Rotron Aerospace and LIG Nex1 sign MOU to advance drone capabilities
UK defence technology company Rotron Aerospace and LIG Nex1, the Republic of Korea’s leading defence corporation that specialises in advanced...
December 16 2025
Rheinmetall’s Trailblazer set to upgrade UK launch systems in new contract
Rheinmetall UK has been awarded a contract by NATO Support and Procurement Agency to supply their Trailblazer driver vision and local situation awareness system to the UK...
December 16 2025
Allies put on notice: US National Security Strategy has major implications for Australia
The long-awaited Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy has finally been handed down, with major implications for Australia and other partner nations,...
December 16 2025
Australia ‘exploring options’ for 3,500 automatic rifles to Papua New Guinea Defence Force
The Australian government is exploring options to provide 3,500 Australian-made automatic rifles to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force under an announcement made earlier this...
December 16 2025
DroneShield confirms $49.6m European contract for hand-held counter-drone systems
Sydney counter-drone developer DroneShield has announced a $49.6 million contract for hand-held counter-drone systems to a European military end customer.
December 16 2025
Trials for advanced counter-drone systems succeed in Leidos-led demo
Leidos Australia has demonstrated readiness in counter-drone technology, through collaboration with Project LAND 156 partners.
December 15 2025
Aurora Labs signs memorandum of understanding with MBDA
Aurora Labs has announced the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding with European multinational corporation MBDA for the development of complex weapon...
December 15 2025
Bondi was a national security message
Opinion: Strategic analyst Shay Gal says the Bondi attack was a deliberate probe, using a visible Jewish community to test Australia’s security, expose public-space...
December 15 2025
Richard Marles visits nuclear-powered submarine facility in Virginia
HII has hosted a delegation of Australian officials, led by Defence Minister Richard Marles, at their Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division in Virginia, which manufactures...
December 15 2025
Greenroom Robotics and EGS Survey collaborate on Fremantle Class autonomous systems
Greenroom Robotics and EGS Survey have signed a fleet-wide partnership agreement that seeks to equip future Fremantle Class uncrewed surface vessels with the Greenroom...
December 15 2025
EOS announces sale of high-energy laser weapon to Republic of Korea customer
Electro Optic Systems has announced the signing of a binding conditional agreement for the manufacture and sale of a 100kW high-energy laser weapon with a Republic of Korea...
December 15 2025
Pentagon’s new GenAI.mil platform touted as ‘America’s next Manifest Destiny’
The United States Department of War has announced the integration of Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government into a “new bespoke AI platform”, writes David...
December 15 2025
Defence Trailblazer works with local industry partners in sustainable tech
Defence Trailblazer, a partnership between the University of Adelaide, UNSW, and The Department of Education, has revealed a range of new technologies and projects it is...
December 15 2025
Australia imposes world-first autonomous sanctions against Afghanistan
The federal government has established an autonomous sanctions framework for Afghanistan as part of continued efforts to keep the Taliban’s operations accountable.
December 15 2025
General Dynamics Land Systems and AeroVironment successfully test PERCH munitions launcher
General Dynamics Land Systems has successfully demonstrated its Precision Effects & Reconnaissance, Canister-Housed (PERCH) system, developed in partnership with...
December 15 2025
Hanwha gets government greenlight to increase Austal stake to 19.9%
The Australian government has approved a foreign investment decision to allow South Korean defence giant Hanwha to increase its shareholding in Austal Limited from 9.9 per...
December 13 2025
$270m investment with CAE set to boost air training for RAAF crews
The federal government has announced the investment of over $270 million to enhance and strengthen existing air mission training under Project AIR 5428 Phase 3 for the Royal...
December 12 2025
Northrop Grumman set to provide warfare simulations for fifth-generation fighters
Northrop Grumman’s Combat Electronic Environment Simulator has been chosen to provide radio frequency capabilities for fifth-generation fighters.
December 12 2025
Importance of calibrating expert opinion and the consensus trap
Opinion: When a key decision goes against the consensus view, it can rattle nerves and undermine confidence. How can costly misreads be avoided and fresh certainty be brought...
December 12 2025
New Zealand amps up enforcement of sanctions against North Korea
The New Zealand Defence Force has enhanced its current enforcement of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea as a part of NZDF’s Operation Whio...
December 11 2025