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Custom heated gloves under internal development for US military
Custom heated gloves are being developed for the US military as part of the Atomic Spark grassroots innovation program at Minot Air Force Base, North...
August 16 2023
Confronting disorder – Who is better prepared, the US or China?
Great power competition is well and truly the flavour of the month, but as the world holds its breath around competition between the US and China, broader international...
August 16 2023
3D printing, biotech and hypersonics critical to security strategy, says US DOD
Additive manufacturing, biotechnology, microelectronics, hypersonics, renewable energy generation, storage, and other technological advances are critical to the US national...
August 16 2023
Kongsberg engaged to deliver counter-UAS to Ukraine
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace will deliver counter-uncrewed aerial systems to Ukraine as part of a $110 million contract with the International Fund for Ukraine.
August 16 2023
Skills and training minister visits Navantia Australia’s Design and Engineering Centre
The minister for skills and training, the Hon Brendan O’Connor, met the centre’s 100-strong workforce in late July, gaining insight into the engineering, design,...
August 15 2023
RSL urges creation of National Office for Veteran Wellbeing
RSL Australia has called for the creation of a National Office for Defence and Veteran Wellbeing led by an independent commissioner, responsible for overseeing the...
August 15 2023
Defence concludes Exercise Highball
Exercise Highball tested the United States Army’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) capabilities as part of an Australian Joint Operations Command and...
August 15 2023
Adacel joins CAE’s Team AUStringer for future air mission training system
ASX-listed Adacel has joined the CAE-led Team AUStringer as part of the AIR 5428 Phase 3 program for the delivery of the Royal Australian Air Force’s Future Air Mission...
August 15 2023
Putin welcomes military-tech cooperation in emerging multipolar world
Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed military-technical cooperation and technological partnerships in an emerging multipolar world, during a recent public address in...
August 15 2023
New Zealand lays out ‘understand, partner and act’ defence roadmap
New Zealand has outlined its key priorities for the future of defence and national security in a newly released Defence Policy Strategy Statement 2023.
August 15 2023
Newcastle Airport named for new F-35 stealth coating facility
Newcastle Airport is set to become the regional hub for maintaining F-35A Lightning II aircraft as the federal government greenlights an aircraft coating facility on the east...
August 15 2023
Does China’s slowing economy make them more dangerous?
There is an old saying about the most dangerous animal being the one with nothing to lose – now, with growing concerns about an economic slowdown and mounting...
August 15 2023
Russia passes first trials for wheeled howitzer in major artillery overhaul
Russia’s first self-propelled wheeled howitzer “Malva” has successfully passed state testing, according to state-owned defence conglomerate Rostec.
August 15 2023
Mine clearing, ammo, vehicles in 44th US-Ukraine assistance package
Mine clearing equipment, ammunition, and tactical vehicles will be provided to Ukraine as part of a new 44th tranche of equipment donated by the United States of America.
August 15 2023
Kalashnikov unveils NATO standard AK-19 rifle for export market
A new shortened AK-19 military rifle has been shown to journalists in Russia by defence manufacturing company Kalashnikov Concern.
August 15 2023
UK Royal Marines and Army Commandos train Ukrainian troops
Ukrainian marines have completed a six-month program hosted by the United Kingdom’s Royal Marines and Army Commandos, training the Ukrainian forces to conduct...
August 14 2023
Cloud Ground Control, Robotics Australia Group team to grow national robotics industry
AI and cloud robotics developer Cloud Ground Control has teamed up with the nation’s peak robotics body, Robotics Australia Group, to facilitate the growth of a...
August 14 2023
RAN hones combat capability at Exercise Malabar
Hobart Class destroyer HMAS Brisbane has led warships from India, Japan, and the United States into Sydney Harbour for Exercise Malabar, with the harbour phase of the...
August 14 2023
Australia, Japan trade F-35 deployments in reciprocal access deal
Australia and Japan will trade F-35 Joint Strike Fighter deployments later this year as part of a new Japan-Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement.
August 14 2023
Key findings released for UK’s F-35B crash
Full findings and recommendations have been revealed regarding the crash of a United Kingdom F-35B Lightning fighter jet in 2021.
August 14 2023
