iscover
News
USS Blue Ridge departs Sydney for Indo-Pacific patrols
Blue Ridge Class amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge has departed Sydney after a scheduled port visit in May.
June 03 2025
DroneShield C-UAS tech sighted on new Senator MRAP vehicle at CANSEC 2025
Australian counter-drone technology has been sighted on the Senator counter-unmanned aerial system vehicle recently unveiled by defence manufacturers Leonardo and Roshel.
June 03 2025
UK government commits to £1.5bn long-range weapons plan
As part of the United Kingdom’s Strategic Defence Review, the UK government has announced an ambitious plan to establish at least six munitions and energetics factories...
June 03 2025
Kongsberg signs cooperation agreement with thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has announced a cooperation agreement with thyssenkrupp Marine Systems.
June 03 2025
Nicole Henry appointed as Fortinet head of government affairs for Australia, New Zealand
Nicole Henry has been announced as head of government affairs for Australia and New Zealand by global cyber security company Fortinet.
June 03 2025
Government struggling to reach young people with ADF, defence industry messaging
The federal government is struggling to communicate with young people about the Australian Defence Force and the defence industry, according to data obtained in a new Year13...
June 02 2025
Anduril, Meta partner to transform XR for US military
Anduril Industries and Meta have announced a partnership to design, build and deploy a suite of integrated mixed reality (XR) products aimed at enhancing the situational...
June 02 2025
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 Florida.
June 02 2025
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