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Shield AI and Destinus demonstrate autonomous strike teaming capability
Shield AI and Destinus have successfully demonstrated autonomous strike and teaming capabilities during a full-mission flight exercise in Spain,...
June 16 2026
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Exercise Pitch Black gears up for July start
Exercise Pitch Black is returning to the Northern Territory next month and will see multinational efforts to engage in regional activities and engagements.
June 16 2026
EDGE Group announces new EDGE Europe entity to meet demand in European market
United Arab Emirates’ defence prime EDGE Group has announced the launch of a fully European commercial enterprise, EDGE Europe, under an expansion into the European...
June 15 2026
HMAS Sydney departs on regional engagement activity
HMAS Sydney has officially departed on its third regional presence deployment for the year.
June 15 2026
Defence Trailblazer programs boost veteran innovation
Defence Trailblazer has highlighted the success of its program for veteran entrepreneurial innovation and acceleration.
June 15 2026
Sustainment over symbolism: A first-principles fix for Australia’s Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities
Opinion: A first-principles framework for redesigning Australia’s Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities, separating sustainment from manufacture across three tiers and 14...
June 15 2026
RAAF confirms arrival of third MC-55A Peregrine aircraft to RAAF Base Edinburgh
The Royal Australian Air Force confirms the arrival of its third MC-55A Peregrine airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft.
June 15 2026
GaardTech confirms supply path for Japan and ADF robotics contract
Defence robotics company GaardTech has confirmed a recent contract win to supply the Australian Defence Force and a separate agreement for a supply path to the Japan Ministry...
June 15 2026
AUKUS submarine force moves closer as HMAS Stirling expansion accelerates
Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have taken another major step towards establishing the AUKUS Submarine Rotational Force - West, with key support...
June 15 2026
Australia supports new US, Iran agreement and Palestine, Israel peace fund
The Australian government has thrown its support behind an agreement between the United States and Iran.
June 15 2026
Sovereignty, security and the AI chip question
Opinion: Western militaries face a growing challenge: maintaining access to US AI technology that underpins modern warfighting while building greater sovereign capability and...
June 13 2026
Steel to be cut on first SSN-AUKUS next year: Former UK defence secretary says
Now former UK defence secretary John Healey has used one of his final official press conferences, alongside his Australian counterpart, to confirm a significant milestone for...
June 12 2026
Army launches multinational Exercise Southern Jackaroo in Townsville
The Australian Army has launched Exercise Southern Jackaroo, the largest domestic exercise so far this year.
June 12 2026
Stop building the Batmobile: Defence weaponry must be designed for factory floors
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey has urged Western governments to focus on deployable defence capability over creating exquisite and expensive individual systems.
June 12 2026
Civil Military Air Traffic Management System project again raised by Projects of Concern in Canberra
The Civil Military Air Traffic Management System project has again been raised by the Australian government during a Projects of Concern Summit held in Canberra this week.
June 12 2026
Australia and US team up on logistics talks
Australia and the United States have come together to strengthen defence logistics response and efforts to improve interoperability.
June 12 2026
Australian government and Microsoft sign agreement strengthening cyber security
Microsoft and the Australian government have signed a fresh memorandum of understanding to strengthen cyber security in the face of emerging digital threats.
June 12 2026
Falling on deaf ears? Australia needs to break addiction to ‘just-in time’ supply chains
COVID-19 laid bare Australia’s supply chain vulnerabilities. Conflicts in Europe and the Middle East have underscored them, but Australia remains addicted to just-in-time...
June 11 2026
Australia, Europe, US release joint statement against Iran threats
A multinational joint statement has called out threats by Iran against nations in Europe, North America, as well as Australia.
June 11 2026
Army gears up for AH-64E Apache operations in new exercise
Australian Army Aviation ground crews have advanced their continued work with the AH-64E Apache helicopters in fresh exercise.
June 11 2026