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Latest Lockheed Martin GPS III satellite blasts off
Lockheed Martin has confirmed the successful lift-off of the company’s eighth GPS III satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in...
June 02 2025
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Shirking our responsibility? PM pushes back against US request to increase defence spending
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has resisted the Trump administration’s pressure to rapidly lift Australia’s defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP amid rising...
June 02 2025
‘No sense’ increasing Defence GDP spend without crunching the numbers, says Albanese
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed he will not increase defence spending to 3.5 per cent without thorough analysis, following a recent request from the...
June 02 2025
Shangri-La Dialogue: Hegseth affirms missile test, defence tech and data sharing in Australia
The US will deploy defence tech, data sharing tech and test missile systems in Australia, according to recent comments from US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
June 02 2025
US, Australia and Japan commit to deepening strategic partnership
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, Japan’s Minister of Defense Nakatani Gen, and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth convened at the...
June 02 2025
Operation Spiderweb: Ukraine targets strategic bombers in Russia with truck-launched drones
Ukraine has launched a successful wave of drone attacks targeting strategic bombers at Russian military air bases, in reportedly the largest single-day attack since the war...
June 02 2025
Australia features in new ‘Peace through strength’ US DOD advertisement
HIMARS launchers used during Talisman Sabre 2023 have featured in a new “Peace through strength” recruitment advert published by the US Department of Defense.
May 30 2025
Kate Macdonald appointed as HDR associate principal for defence and aviation
Kate Macdonald has been appointed by HDR as associate principal, defence and aviation, to bolster its strategic expertise within the Australian firm.
May 30 2025
Leidos completes acquisition of Kudu Dynamics to scale AI-enabled defence tech
Leidos has announced its acquisition of Kudu Dynamics to accelerate rapid scaling of artificial intelligence-enabled cyber capabilities for defence, intelligence and homeland...
May 30 2025
1941 Boeing Stearman military trainer returns to Western Australian skies
Military warbirds are making a return to Western Australian skies next month, with an original 1941 Boeing Stearman military trainer taking wing over Bunbury and Perth.
May 30 2025
Closer Australia–UK ties: HMS Prince of Wales to dock in Darwin
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy has confirmed closer ties with the United Kingdom and the upcoming visit of a UK carrier strike...
May 30 2025
Saving the Titanic: Ministerial defence priorities in the government’s new term
Opinion: If you choose a metaphor for Defence in the Labor government’s second term, it might be the Titanic, warns Griffith Asia Institute’s Dr Peter Layton.
May 29 2025
New dress uniforms delivered to Papua New Guinea Defence Force troops
More than 15,000 sets of new dress uniforms have been delivered to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force from the United States government.
May 29 2025
High power lasers achieve first interceptions during conflict, says Israeli Ministry of Defense
High power lasers have achieved the successful interception of airborne threats for the first time in war conflict, according to the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
May 29 2025
Opposition announces new look shadow defence and national security team
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has officially unveiled her long-awaited shadow ministry with some surprise new appointees across the defence and national security portfolios.
May 28 2025
Serco completes acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s MT&S business
Serco has announced the successful acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s mission training and satellite ground network communications software (MT&S) business,...
May 28 2025
Australia’s nuclear moment: Time to break the taboo
Opinion: Anthony Albanese’s victory on 3 May 2025 marked a crossroads for Australian national security. With a secured majority, Albanese can reshape Australia’s...
May 28 2025
ADF to support Pacific counter-illegal fishing operations
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has played a pivotal role in coordinated maritime surveillance efforts around Tonga and Fiji, aimed at tackling the growing threat of...
May 28 2025
UK defence committee gets up close and personal with US sub industrial base
Huntington Ingalls Industries has hosted members of the United Kingdom House of Commons defence committee at its Newport News Shipbuilding division in the United States as...
May 28 2025
Rethinking the choice: Why Australia needs both a balanced and a focused force
Opinion: The rapidly deteriorating geopolitical and strategic environment has been used to legitimise the dramatic shift in Australia’s defence policy and posture...
May 27 2025