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Defence Bank appoints new CEO
A 30-year insurance and banking expert has been appointed as chief executive officer of Defence Bank.
June 04 2024
Conroy shares rare glimpse behind the Defence iron curtain
Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has shared a rare glimpse of future planning and current projects behind Defence’s traditional iron curtain of...
June 04 2024
International Defence Force: ADF recruitment widened to non-Australian citizens
The federal government has announced expanded recruitment criteria to allow eligible permanent residents from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States...
June 04 2024
Protesters ready plans to disrupt Land Forces Expo in September
Protest groups are moving forward with plans to picket the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition in Melbourne this year.
June 04 2024
Wingman unmanned aircraft concept model to debut in Berlin
A new Wingman concept model will be put on display in Berlin by European multinational aerospace corporation Airbus.
June 04 2024
Don’t assume we will win
For the first time in eight decades, our way of life and the order upon which it is built is coming under direct assault. Where things differ is the lasting cultural impact...
June 04 2024
Defence industry partnership offers Space Camp USA scholarship to students
High school students are being offered the opportunity to attend Space Camp USA under a partial scholarship between Australian defence company Electro Optic Systems and One...
June 04 2024
BlackSky secures space-based imagery, analytics contract
Space-based imagery and analytics company BlackSky has secured a US$7 million contract renewal to provide space-based imagery and analytics monitoring services to an...
June 03 2024
Australian, Chinese defence ministers discuss recent dangerous incidents
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has led a “complex, but respectful” discussion with counterpart China Minister of National Defense Admiral Dong...
June 03 2024
US Secretary of Defense endorses industry collaboration principles at Shangri-La Dialogue
The US government has endorsed a series of principles for Indo-Pacific Defence Industrial Base Collaboration on the sidelines of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore...
June 03 2024
Dangerous mismatch: Rhetoric, funding and outcomes not up to snuff, warns ASPI head
The time for the rubber to hit the road is now fast approaching for the Albanese government, as the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) budget report details a...
June 03 2024
Runway extension, aircraft parking upgrades completed at strategic Nackeroo Airstrip
Critical runway extension and aircraft parking upgrades have been completed at Nackeroo Airstrip in the Northern Territory.
June 03 2024
Australia to send F-35s to Exercise Bersama Lima in first fifth-gen outing
The Australian Defence Force will send F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Exercise Bersama Lima later this year, heralding the first time a fifth-generation aircraft has...
June 03 2024
US Navy awards Austal AU$779 million contract modification for ASW capability
The US Navy has awarded Austal USA a contract modification for the construction of the T-AGOS 25, the lead ship of the T-AGOS ocean surveillance program, valued at AU$779...
May 31 2024
Australian, Indonesian military personnel collaborate at Exercise Albatross
Australian and Indonesian military personnel have successfully completed Exercise Albatross AusIndo 24 in Bali, Indonesia.
May 31 2024
Australia approves $31m energy and humanitarian aid package to Ukraine
The Australian federal government has announced energy and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine under a new $31 million support package.
May 31 2024
ASC announces submarine engineering placements in Hawaii
Australia’s submarine company, ASC, has announced a series of international placements within the US submarine industrial base in Hawaii.
May 31 2024
Deputy PM to attend Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles will meet with key international leaders at the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore this week, as...
May 31 2024
Elexon launches new facility 9 months after fire
Elexon Group has celebrated the launch of their new facility, entering a new era of Elexon 2.0, with the ambitious goal of zero delays, zero defects, and zero returns.
May 31 2024
Sweeping changes shake up Raytheon’s Australian leadership team
Raytheon Australia is set for a major shake-up as nearly half of its leadership team were confirmed to have left the global prime "effective immediately".
May 30 2024