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Assystem and Shoal Group sign AUKUS Pillar 1 collaboration agreement
Nuclear engineering company Assystem and Australia-based Shoal Group have signed an agreement to collaborate on AUKUS Pillar 1 to strengthen...
January 23 2026
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Australia commits additional $10m to Ukraine Energy Support Fund for heating and essential services
Australia has announced more than $10 million towards the Ukraine Energy Support Fund to assist the besieged country in keeping lights on, homes heated and essential services...
January 23 2026
Cyber arms race: Weaponised artificial intelligence expected to redefine conflict
In 2026, weaponised artificial intelligence will redefine conflict in cyber space, according to predictions from Australian technology service provider Kinetic IT.
January 23 2026
Babcock signs strategic deal with Indonesia, boosting local maritime industry
Babcock International has secured a £4 billion (approximately AU$7.9 million) Maritime Partnership Programme with Indonesia.
January 22 2026
$2.3bn foreign military sale between US and Singapore in talks
The United States is set to potentially approve a foreign military sale to Singapore, supplying patrol and reconnaissance aircraft P-8A and MK 54 lightweight torpedoes to...
January 22 2026
HII, US Navy demonstrate ‘up-gunned’ USS Zumwalt as battleships loom
The US Navy’s most futuristic destroyer, USS Zumwalt, has completed a major round of sea trials following an extensive modernisation program that will see it become the...
January 22 2026
Australian critical infrastructure vulnerable to drone-enabled cyber attack, says new report
New research from the University of Canberra suggests Australia needs to do more to defend critical sectors such as energy, water and data centres to keep up with the age of...
January 22 2026
New weighbridge, vehicle wash infrastructure installed at RAAF Base Amberley
The Australian Defence Force has installed new Army-sponsored weighbridge infrastructure at RAAF Base Amberley.
January 22 2026
Canada rallies middle powers to act together amid ‘rupture of partially false’ rules-based order
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has rallied for middle power countries to act together to resist the influence of major countries and the “rupture of the partially...
January 21 2026
Boeing, Defence celebrate beginning of North Queensland aviation training academy
Boeing Defence Australia and Defence have officially welcomed the first 35 trainees who will begin aircraft technician training to support the Australian Army’s AH-64E...
January 21 2026
The quiet part out loud: Finally, there is recognition that we’re not a ‘serious’ middle power
Despite the rhetoric and bluster of successive Australian governments, there is finally dawning recognition of a stark and confronting reality: Australia is not a serious...
January 21 2026
Military readiness changes: United Kingdom announces increased recall age to 65 for former service personnel
The United Kingdom has announced it will increase the maximum call age from 55 to 65 years old to boost military readiness under the Armed Forces Bill.
January 21 2026
British Army’s Challenger 3 main battle tank achieves first crewed live-fire trials
The British Army’s next-generation Challenger 3 main battle tank has conducted its first-ever crewed live-firing trials, in a key military milestone.
January 21 2026
SHOT Show 2026: FN America announces next generation of iconic SCAR rifles
Military small arms manufacturer Fabrique Nationale America has announced a next-generation version of the popular FN SCAR automatic rifle line.
January 21 2026
Kongsberg breaks ground on US-based missile production facility in Virginia
Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace has broken ground on its first state-of-the-art US-based missile production facility in James City County, Virginia.
January 21 2026
Barrett announces commemorative .50 calibre rifles ahead of SHOT Show 2026
Australian-owned, American firearms manufacturer Barrett Firearms Manufacturing has unveiled a limited-edition commemorative .50 rifle series in recognition of...
January 20 2026
SUBCO announces submarine cable project from Australia to USA
Secure undersea network systems provider SUBCO has announced the latest submarine cable project to connect Australia and the United States with a new express hypercable.
January 20 2026
New Zealand appoints first full-time Defence adviser based in New Delhi
New Zealand has appointed Commodore Andy Dowling, the former Defence Adviser Australia, as New Zealand’s first full-time Defence adviser to be based in New Delhi.
January 20 2026
General Atomics successfully demonstrates autonomous MQ-20 Avenger jet flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has revealed the successful autonomous flight of the MQ-20 Avenger jet.
January 20 2026
Northrop Grumman set to deliver new advanced torpedo to US Navy
Northrop Grumman has announced they will be manufacturing the US Navy’s new advanced lightweight torpedo.
January 20 2026