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NIOA Group celebrates new $117m Barrett Firearms facility construction in US
NIOA Group has celebrated the start of construction on Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc’s new $117 million, 69-hectare advanced soldier fired...
August 14 2025
RAAF pilots engage in live-fire missile testing off NSW coast
Australian Defence Force personnel have taken part in air-to-air missile live-firing off the coast of NSW to assist US Navy trials.
August 14 2025
UNSW Canberra to host second Defence digital engineering summit
Australia’s accelerating push to embed digital engineering in Defence will be the focus of a major national gathering in Canberra this November.
August 13 2025
Australia, Papua New Guinea open HMPNGS Tarangau naval base in PNG
Australia officially opens His Majesty’s Papua New Guinea Naval Base Tarangau with Papua New Guinea during the conclusion of a recent diplomatic visit.
August 13 2025
Australia needs seapower: Expert issues call for greater naval capability
It appears as though sea control is once again in vogue, with calls for Australia to leverage planned acquisitions and developments to secure our vast maritime interests...
August 13 2025
VEEM secures $65m contract for Collins Class submarine components
Australian maritime manufacturer VEEM has secured a $65 million six-year contract to continue manufacturing and supplying critical components for the Australian Defence...
August 12 2025
Leidos Australia celebrates success with fixed-wing aircrew training qualifications
Leidos Australia has become the first organisation to award nationally recognised qualifications for fixed-wing aircrew training, as an approved registered training...
August 12 2025
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, designers and technicians who...
August 12 2025
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