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Babcock secures Ambulance Victoria contract extension
Babcock Australasia has been awarded a five-year contract extension with Ambulance Victoria to provide air ambulance operations, in a deal valued at...
March 14 2024
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Wong announces new ambassadorial appointments
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has announced new ambassadorial appointments to Germany, the Federated States of Micronesia, and APEC.
March 14 2024
Former deputy PM calls for Albo to take national security more seriously
Former Australian deputy prime minister John Anderson AC has called on the Prime Minister to take a greater hand and interest in our national security before it is too late.
March 14 2024
Northrop, Diehl team up for German IAMD
Northrop Grumman and Diehl Defence have signed a memorandum of understanding to support Germany’s layered air and missile defence capability.
March 13 2024
Integration the key to success, Defence chiefs say
Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom must continue to integrate their military capabilities and view security as a whole-of-nation necessity, Chief of Army...
March 13 2024
Almost 2k missiles ordered in US$3bn Polish spending spree
Poland has gone on a spending spree with three separate foreign military sales totalling more than US$3 billion and potentially acquiring more than a thousand missiles.
March 13 2024
AUKUS submarine fears resurface after US defence budget scare
The US defence budget 2025 has thoroughly reignited Australia’s own corroding fear of being hung out to dry in the AUKUS Virginia Class submarine deal.
March 13 2024
China locks in 7.2% defence increase for national growth, war preparedness
The People’s Republic of China has announced that the official 7.2 per cent increase in defence budget funding is entirely justified in line with national growth and...
March 13 2024
Nearly 40% of Australians back ‘independent middle power’ in Asia, but are they ready for what that requires now?
New polling has revealed that nearly 40 per cent of Australians back the nation becoming an “independent middle power”, at least in the traditional model –...
March 13 2024
Bottom of the barrel: US dredges up short-term stopgap for Ukraine
The US Department of Defense has announced a “short-term stopgap” security assistance of US$300 million for Ukraine.
March 13 2024
Push-to-talk: ADF gains satellite voice tech in remote locations
ADF personnel situated thousands of kilometres away from each other in remote locations will soon be able to send secure voice messages following a pioneering experiment.
March 13 2024
UK expands drone package for Ukraine
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has announced it will increase its Ukraine drone package to £325 million, pledging to deliver 10,000 drones for the Ukrainian...
March 12 2024
Australian Defence Force completes handover of Tiroas Barracks redevelopment with Vanuatu
The Australian Defence Force has officially handed over the Tiroas Barracks Redevelopment Project in Vanuatu.
March 12 2024
Conroy opens Raytheon collaboration hub in Queensland
Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has officially opened Raytheon Australia’s Centre for Collaboration in south-east Queensland, during an...
March 12 2024
Trump’s fault or a disaster of our own making? Debate heats up around the impact of Trump 2.0
For many in Australia’s defence and national security community, it is the worst potential outcome – a second, uncompromising Trump administration. For others,...
March 12 2024
Serbia announces priorities for armed drones and possible mandatory service
The Republic of Serbia will acquire more than 5,000 “Mosquito” kamikaze drones and consider the reintroduction of mandatory military service, according to...
March 12 2024
USS Annapolis arrives in Western Australia for second AUKUS visit
US Los Angeles Class submarine USS Annapolis (SSN-760) has arrived in Western Australia in the second official visit by a fast-attack submarine to Australia since the...
March 12 2024
US Ospreys cleared for take-off after fatal Japan crash
V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft have officially been cleared to return to the skies with the US military after they were grounded following a fatal crash in Japan last year.
March 12 2024
New not-for-profit launches to help industry navigate export and trade controls
The Export Controls Australia Group was launched in early March and is expected to help industry and academia play a greater role in global defence supply chains.
March 11 2024
US gaining ground as global arms exporter while Russia falling behind, says research institute
European weapons imports have nearly doubled and Russian arms exports nearly halved, according to new research published by Sweden’s Stockholm International Peace...
March 11 2024