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Monash researcher awarded Defence grant to bolster Australia’s preparedness for major conflict
Monash University academic Dr Ben Zala has been awarded a $124,170 grant by the Department of Defence’s Strategic Policy Grants Program to lead...
October 08 2025
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Rohde & Schwarz to deliver advanced comms systems for new Australian Border Force patrol boats
Rohde & Schwarz is set to supply its cutting-edge NAVICS integrated communications system for two new Evolved Cape Class patrol boats being built by Austal for the...
October 08 2025
WA engineering firm secures major AUKUS deal with Northrop Grumman
Perth-based engineering company VEEM Ltd has entered the AUKUS supply chain, signing a nine-year, US$33 million (AU$50.1 million) manufacturing licence agreement with...
October 08 2025
Australia, Singapore sign cooperation agreement to expand defence reciprocal access
Australia and Singapore have signed a new memorandum of understanding regarding enhanced defence cooperation.
October 08 2025
Australian Army conducts trial of wearable heat risk monitor in NT
Radio frequency communication developer GME has announced that its wearable heat risk monitor prototype, designed for the Australian Defence Force, is being trialled by Army...
October 08 2025
Run out of luck? Curse of the ‘Lucky Country’ strikes again, warns Australian spy chief
For generations, Australians have been told that we are the “Lucky Country” based on Donald Horne’s book of the same name, but once again, his true meaning...
October 08 2025
Cook government to create independent defence agency in WA first
In a Western Australian first, the Cook government will introduce legislation to Parliament to establish a new statutory authority designed to drive growth across the...
October 07 2025
Singaporean minister for defence tours Australia to deepen military partnership
Singapore’s Minister for Defence, Chan Chun Sing, has toured Australia to discuss further opportunities to deepen the long-standing defence partnership.
October 07 2025
EOS to supply R400 remote weapon systems for ADF Redback IFVs
Defence company Electro Optic Systems has been awarded a contract to supply remote weapon systems for the Australian Defence Force’s LAND 400 Phase 3 Infantry Fighting...
October 07 2025
DroneShield announces new CUAS research facility in Adelaide
Sydney counter-drone developer DroneShield has announced it will invest more than $13 million over three years to establish a new counter-drone research and development...
October 07 2025
Saab Australia signs 3-year contract extension for radar support services
Saab Australia has signed a three-year contract extension with the Commonwealth of Australia to provide full support services for the Australian Army’s lightweight...
October 07 2025
The War You Don’t See: Inside the Battle for Australia’s Mind
China’s hybrid operations against Australia fuse industrial disinformation, cyber infiltration, and narrative warfare to reshape markets, weaken alliances like AUKUS,...
October 07 2025
The war you don’t see: Inside the battle for Australia’s mind
Opinion: China’s hybrid operations against Australia fuse industrial disinformation, cyber infiltration and narrative warfare to reshape markets, weaken alliances like...
October 07 2025
Far from perfect but closing in on scary levels of capability: Expert warns
Beijing’s military modernisation has rightfully drawn attention from across the Indo-Pacific, and while it has had some setbacks and is far from perfect, the reality is...
October 06 2025
Forklift folly: Qld police investigate man found at Amberley defence base
A 46-year-old North Ipswich man has been taken into custody by police after allegedly being located on a Defence base at Amberley in Queensland.
October 03 2025
US Air Force shuts down IT system after data breach
USAF shuts down IT services and confirms personnel and health data impacted by incident.
October 03 2025
New Zealand helicopters break records in groundbreaking flight
Two New Zealand NH90 helicopters have completed a record-breaking flight from Queensland to Auckland.
October 03 2025
Insight: Key takeaways from that ‘US military fitness standards’ speech from Pete Hegseth
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced a massive “clean-up” of military fitness standards during a speech to US military leadership.
October 03 2025
US Army conducts first exercise with Switchblade 600 munitions system
The US Army has conducted its first live-fire exercises with the Switchblade 600 munitions system in Texas.
October 03 2025
ADF to develop, confirm procedures for Black Hawks on RAN LHDs
The Australian Defence Force has moved to develop and confirm procedures for UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to operate from the Royal Australian Navy’s Canberra Class...
October 03 2025