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Operation Beech: Australian Army personnel, RAAF aircraft deployed to Middle East

October 08 2024

Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force personnel and aircraft have been deployed to the Middle East under Operation Beech. ...

Life in the clouds: RAAF’s longest-serving pilot retires after 48 years of flight

The longest-serving Air Force fighter pilot and fast jet instructor, Squadron Leader Stephen Bihary, has retired from the cockpit after 48 years of flying.

October 08 2024

US$9.6bn multi-ship build contract for Huntington Ingalls Industries

The US Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ subsidiary, Ingalls Shipbuilding division, a US$9.6 billion (AU$14.01 billion) multi-ship building contract to...

October 08 2024

US Navy awards BAE Systems $92m contract for Virginia Class sub propulsors

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a US$92 million (AU$134.4 million) contract to continue the manufacture of propulsor forward assemblies for the Virginia Class...

October 08 2024

Success leaves clues: The mounting lessons for Australia from Israel’s startling successes

For many, Israel’s capacity to actively defend itself while simultaneously conducting offensive operations across the Middle East has come as a surprise; for others,...

October 07 2024

HMAS Perth encourages closer ties with Thailand during Sattahip port visit

The Australian Defence Force has pushed for closer ties with Thailand during a port visit by the Anzac Class frigate, HMAS Perth, to Sattahip as part of Indo-Pacific...

October 07 2024

International sanctions have grown year on year – but are they working?

Russia remains one of the key targets of economic sanctions by bodies from the US, EU, the UK, and the United Nations as the war in Ukraine grinds towards its third year.

October 04 2024

Pentagon launches first round of funding to build US industrial base

The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has announced the release of its first Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), setting out the eligibility criteria and...

October 04 2024

VanEck pushes ahead with newly launched defence-focused ETF

VanEck will push ahead with a recently launched ASX-listed ETF focused on global defence stocks.

October 04 2024

ADF debuts refuelling point aviation during Operation Render Safe

A refuelling point aviation has been deployed to the Solomon Islands for the first time in support of Operation Render Safe, the ADF-led operation committed to removing the...

October 04 2024

US President Biden announces US$567m defence drawdown for Taiwan

The United States government has announced the drawdown of up to US$567 million in defence articles and Department of Defense services for the benefit of Taiwan.

October 04 2024

Exemption status: Papalia confirms WA firearms reform will not impact defence industry

Western Australian minister for police and defence industry Paul Papalia has confirmed the domestic defence industry and firearms manufacturing businesses will not be swept...

October 03 2024

Unfit for purpose: UK House of Lords committee warns of lacking in British military capability in aftermath of Ukraine

Lord de Mauley, chair of the UK House of Lords’ International Relations and Defence Committee, has launched a scathing attack following a report into the state of the...

October 03 2024

Former UK defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace named partner for Boka Capital

Former UK defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace has been made partner for global investment group Boka Capital after leaving office.

October 03 2024

B-21 Raider stealth bomber passes structural integrity trials, progresses to fatigue testing

The United States Air Force’s newest stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, has reportedly completed structural integrity trials and is progressing to a fatigue testing...

October 03 2024

Exercise Bersama Lima commences in Malaysia, Singapore

A contingent of around 400 ADF personnel will work closely with members from the Five Power Defence Arrangements during Exercise Bersama Lima 2024, which has commenced in...

October 03 2024

archTIS engaged in $2.3m contract with Australian Department of Defence

Australian data security firm archTIS is contracted to roll out its NC Protect access control platform in a program extending to 2028.

October 03 2024

Royal Canadian Navy frigate completes historic rearmament in Broome

The Australian Defence Force has rearmed the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax Class frigate HMCS Vancouver during the first rearmament of its kind to occur in the Western...

October 03 2024