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No defence funding rivalry between WA and SA, assures Deputy PM
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has assured industry representatives and the public that the newly announced infrastructure...
October 17 2024
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Falepili Union: Guardian Class patrol boat handed over to Tuvalu
The Australian federal government has handed over a new Guardian Class patrol boat, the HMTSS Te Mataili III, to the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Feleti Teo OBE.
October 17 2024
Training before game day: Takeaways from China’s most recent encirclement of Taiwan
The dust has quickly settled on one of the People’s Republic of China’s largest and most complex joint military drills, Joint Sword-2024B, in the Taiwan Strait.
October 17 2024
Australia confirms 49 M1A1 Abrams tanks will be gifted to Ukraine
Australia has announced the gifting of 49 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine as part of the latest military assistance package worth around $245 million.
October 17 2024
Civmec to acquire Luerssen Australia in major shipbuilder agreement
Civmec Limited and Naval Vessels Lürssen of Bremen, Germany, have entered into a non-binding heads of agreement, detailing the framework for the transfer of ownership of...
October 16 2024
Stakeholders tour Hunter Class frigate construction at Osborne Naval Shipyard
Stakeholders of the SEA 5000-1 Project have attended a tour of the size and scope of a Hunter Class frigate’s construction at Osborne Naval Shipyard in late September...
October 16 2024
Submarines, frigates and landing craft on the horizon at WA Defence precinct
A consolidated Commonwealth-owned Defence precinct will be established at Henderson shipyard in Western Australia.
October 16 2024
The turmoil within: Should we be worried about Team Marles?
For Australia’s defence-focused revitalisation to be successful, we need unity and strength from our governmental leadership, not this recent public display of...
October 16 2024
Autonomous multi-launch system could produce ‘waves of loitering munitions’
American loitering munitions developer UVision USA has announced an autonomous multi-launch system to produce “waves of munitions”.
October 16 2024
US Navy pushes integrated workforce with first mixed crew Virginia Class submarine
The US Navy is moving forward with a more male, female integrated workforce following the commissioning of the Virginia Class fast-attack submarine, USS New Jersey.
October 16 2024
Scott Morrison appointed chairman at Space Centre Australia
Scott Morrison has become the new chairman of Space Centre Australia, the planned spaceport in far north Queensland.
October 15 2024
Does the IIP focus on ‘Theatre Command and Control’ provide the opportunity for us to get northern infrastructure right?
The government’s 2024 Integrated Investment Program (IIP) emphasised the importance of “Theatre Command and Control”, giving echoes of General Douglas...
October 15 2024
First batch of Royal Australian Navy enlisted sailors graduate US Nuclear Power School
The first seven Royal Australian Navy enlisted sailors have graduated the United States Navy Nuclear Power School – a milestone for the AUKUS enhanced trilateral...
October 15 2024
Defence awards infrastructure contract to secure safe drinking water for Bullsbrook, WA
Defence has signed an infrastructure contract to secure the long-term security of safe drinking water for Bullsbrook, Western Australia, residents impacted by per- and...
October 15 2024
Airbus completes teaming system demonstration using helicopters, drones
Airbus Helicopters and its partners have conducted a full-scale demonstration of a manned-unmanned teaming system, code-named MUSHER, developed as part of a project funded by...
October 15 2024
Aurora Labs announces partnership to develop 3D print propulsion, UAVs
Western Australian metal 3D printing manufacturer Aurora Labs has entered into a strategic partnership with a subsidiary of Orion Sovereign Group.
October 15 2024
Penten and Amiosec announce digital information security merger
Australian digital defence innovator Penten and UK cyber innovator Amiosec have announced an agreement to combine their complementary capabilities.
October 14 2024
Russia has added North Korean personnel to their occupying forces, says Zelenskyy
Russia and North Korea present an evolving threat as both countries combine shared weapons and personnel in Europe, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
October 14 2024
Referral payment scheme speculated to drive up ADF recruitment
A newly minted incentive scheme will reportedly be introduced next month to encourage additional sign-ups for the Australian Defence Force.
October 14 2024
A third way? Navigating the uncomfortable tension in Australia’s strategic policy
Australia, as a nation, has long been caught in a Gordian knot of sorts, torn between its location in the Indo-Pacific and as a “European” nation in Asia and its...
October 14 2024