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Leading awards program calling for submissions for best wellness and health initiative
Submissions and nominations are now open for the Defence & National Security Workforce Awards – don’t miss out on being recognised.
January 14 2025
Falling well short: FOI documents reveal shocking state of nation’s fuel security preparedness
Fuel and energy security has rapidly emerged in the public consciousness as one of the most critical and indeed pressing vulnerabilities of Australia. Now, recently released...
January 14 2025
IPA, SAA call for increase to Defence spending
The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) and Strategic Analysis Australia (SAA) called for the Commonwealth to increase the Defence budget to 3 per cent of GDP in three years,...
January 13 2025
Babcock secures $30m contract to deliver lift, hoist systems for Hunter Class frigates
Babcock Australasia (Babcock) has been awarded a $30 million contract for lifts and hoists to enhance operational capabilities aboard the Royal Australian Navy’s first...
January 13 2025
Huntington Ingalls christens future USS Harrisburg
Huntington Ingalls Industries has christened the newest San Antonio Class amphibious transport dock, Harrisburg (LPD 30), at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division.
January 13 2025
Saab, Boeing join teams on MQ-28 Ghost Bat
Boeing has officially welcomed Saab to the MQ-28 Ghost Bat Australian team to contribute Saab Australia’s TactiCall Communication Solution.
January 13 2025
Ukraine must defeat Russia – any other outcome would be a failure for the West
Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to hold on to even one foot of Ukraine’s sovereign territory, otherwise, he will absolutely pursue another military adventure within...
January 13 2025
Biden administration launches new guidance for missile tech exports
The Biden administration has issued a national security memorandum to update policy guidance for the US government’s implementation of the Missile Technology Control...
January 10 2025
The return of the ‘God of War’ – the Army Reserve needs to be re-equipped with 105mm artillery
Opinion: It is widely accepted that in both world wars, majority of combat casualties were caused by artillery. Late in World War II, artillery was so decisive on the Eastern...
January 10 2025
‘Be bold’: Expert calls on next Australian government to address naval capability shortfalls
As the maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific gets ever more contested and competitive, Australia’s status quo approach to defence planning and naval planning, in...
January 09 2025
QinetiQ secures US government $13.3m prime framework contract with US Navy
QinetiQ Target Systems Canada has been awarded a follow-on sole-sourced contract to deliver uncrewed aerial target support services to the United States government through...
January 09 2025
ISIS member data allegedly compromised in cyber incident
In a major embarrassment for the extremist organisation, a hacker claims to have hacked the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), alleging to have exfiltrated the data of...
January 09 2025
Big, fast, range and teeth: Beijing’s secretive new fighter reveals to upend global and regional aerial balance of power
While many across the world were nursing post-Christmas food comas, Beijing surprised many with the public unveiling of a number of new combat aircraft, with apparent...
January 08 2025
40 new Bushmasters to secure 250 Aussie jobs
Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy has announced the government will build more than 40 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles as part of a $100...
January 08 2025
US Army turns to microreactors to enhance base readiness, resilience
The US Army is collaborating with the advanced nuclear energy sector to assess the potential for deploying microreactors on one or more Army installations by 2030.
January 07 2025
Art of the deal: Trump’s call for 5% NATO defence spending raises questions about Australia’s own spending targets
US President-elect Donald Trump has hinted that he expects NATO member states to boost defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP in exchange for continuing to support Ukraine...
January 07 2025
Japan requests US$3.64bn AMRAAM order
The US State Department has approved the sale of over 1,000 AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to Japan as part of a deal estimated...
January 06 2025
Perfect storm: Chinese developments, Musk and Trump impact Lockheed Martin outlook
China’s recent release of its next-generation fighter aircraft, coupled with the growing influence of Elon Musk ahead of the incoming Trump administration, has thrown...
January 06 2025
What’s in a name? Regional and global tier one and two combatants raise questions
As we officially mark the halfway point of the 2020s, it is becoming clear that Australia’s Navy is in an ever more precarious position despite the findings of the...
January 06 2025
Vasey RSL Care urges government to fund veterans’ wellbeing services
The Victorian veterans’ support group wants the government to act urgently on the implementation of Recommendation 88 of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran...
January 06 2025
