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Supply Nation hits 5k Indigenous business milestone
Supply Nation has revealed that it has hit a milestone of 5,000 verified businesses on its database.
July 02 2024
Lightforce supplies ADF with night vision equipment
Force Ordnance, the defence arm of Lightforce Group, will supply 120 Theon Sensors advanced binocular night-vision devices to the ADF’s Dismounted Combat Program.
July 02 2024
Weld Australia establishes presence in South Australia
The nation’s peak body representing the welding industry announced it has established a new presence in South Australia, following the appointment of an executive...
July 02 2024
Extensive review long overdue for Australian Defence Force recruitment
Australian Defence Force recruitment is a complex issue, but if we look at previous years and Defence targets, was that always the case or are we long overdue for an...
July 02 2024
No systemic issue in management of Defence contracts, assures Deputy PM
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has confirmed his confidence that there is no system issue in the management of Defence contracts.
July 01 2024
US Navy pilots team up with RAAF aviators in F-35 deployment
US Navy fighter pilots have joined Royal Australian Air Force aviators during a month of collaborative exercises.
July 01 2024
BAE announces start of new air warfare destroyer sustainment contract
BAE Systems Australia has announced the start of sustainment for the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of air warfare destroyers.
July 01 2024
Space Machines signs with NewSpace India in satellite deal
Space Machines Company has signed a deal with an Indian firm to blast off its second “roadside assistance in space” satellite in 2026.
July 01 2024
HMAS Choules delivers Bushmaster fleet to Fiji
Fourteen Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles have been delivered to Fiji under a month-long deployment in the Southwest Pacific.
July 01 2024
ADF joins 28 partner nations for world’s largest maritime exercise
About 320 members of the Australian Defence Force have joined partner nations for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, held in and around the Hawaiian Islands.
June 28 2024
New CAE Innovation Centre to introduce advanced training solutions to Australian defence, aviation markets
Joined by Assistant Minister for Defence Matt Thistlethwaite, CAE Australia opened its new Innovation Centre at the company’s regional headquarters in Sydney as it...
June 28 2024
It’s the economy, stupid! Building economic resilience, competitiveness and relationships key to our future
There is this old saying among political pundits and strategists: “It’s the economy, stupid!” This bread-and-butter issue is the key not only to political...
June 28 2024
BDA, LMA partner to deliver AIR 6500 communications system
Boeing Defence Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia have signed a contract for the delivery of communication elements as part of the AIR 6500 Joint Air Battle Management...
June 28 2024
Veteran cards can now be added to myGov wallet
The Commonwealth government has announced that the nation’s almost 300,000 Veteran Card holders can now add their cards to the myGov app.
June 27 2024
Bubbly blunder: Munitions report reveals bizarre Defence champagne request
A bizarre interaction involving a bottle of champagne, Defence personnel, and employees of defence company Thales has entered public debate after the release of a recent...
June 27 2024
Alarm bells ring as Philippines backs down in South China Sea over concerns US doesn’t have its back
Increasing antagonism in the waters of the South China Sea has brought the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China to blows over contested makeshift islands and...
June 27 2024
Austal appoints new chairman
Austal Limited has announced the appointment of a former US secretary of Navy as the company’s new chairman following the retirement of its inaugural chair and founder,...
June 27 2024
Safran eyes AI acquisition
Safran has announced that it has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire French artificial intelligence provider Preligens for €220 million.
June 26 2024
Quickstep to slash local workforce
Quickstep Holdings has informed the ASX that it intends to slash its local workforce as demand for F-35 components slows, with those impacted to be consulted “in due...
June 26 2024
Government funding announced to develop solar fixed-wing drone
The Australian federal government has provided $1.35 million towards the development of an all-day solar powered fixed-wing drone.
June 26 2024
