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Applications open for the sixth Strategic Policy Grants Program
Applications for the 2024 round of the Strategic Policy Grants Program have opened, facilitating the development of ideas and research on strategic...
September 22 2023
Ukrainian ambassador steals the show at Australian Defence Industry Awards 2023
The Ukrainian ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Vasyl Myroshnychenko, used a powerful address to nearly 900 people from across Australia’s defence industry to...
September 22 2023
‘Australianising’ industry policy to deliver national resilience and security
For Australian policymakers, the attractiveness of simply transplanting tried-and-true methods from overseas in an attempt to re-industrialise fails to account for one key...
September 22 2023
Winners of Australian Defence Industry Awards 2023 revealed
There were 30 winners at this year’s Australian Defence Industry Awards, with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, attending the ceremony to...
September 21 2023
Does Australia need to embrace industrial policy, and what makes a good one?
The very idea of “industrial policy” is a contentious one in contemporary policy circles, with fears of “central planning” often rearing their head....
September 21 2023
Israeli SkyStriker munitions bound for Europe
Israeli defence electronics company Elbit Systems will supply SkyStriker LM fully autonomous loitering munitions to an unnamed European country under a $95 million contract.
September 21 2023
Australia delivers Guardian Class to Federated States of Micronesia
The Australian government has celebrated delivery of the 16th Guardian Class patrol boat under the Pacific Maritime Security Program.
September 21 2023
Flying landmine debuts as unique weapon for modern battlefield
A flying landmine drone has been showcased for the first time at the Defence and Security Equipment International expo held in London.
September 21 2023
Government scraps procurement of the CAMCOPTER S-100
The Commonwealth has shelved plans to procure the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100, originally selected as part of SEA 129 Phase 5 Block 1, to deliver the Royal Australian Navy with...
September 20 2023
Downer to deliver planning for Woomera Redevelopment Program
Australian integrated services company Downer EDI Limited will deliver the planning phase of the Australian Defence Force’s proposed Woomera Redevelopment Program in...
September 20 2023
AeroVironment wraps up $120m buyout of Tomahawk Robotics
American defence contractor AeroVironment has completed its $120 million acquisition of artificial intelligence-enabled robotic control and communications developer Tomahawk...
September 20 2023
Review launched into Defence firefighting chemical contamination
The federal government has launched an independent review of land uses around key Defence bases impacted by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination, for...
September 20 2023
America’s ‘lacklustre’ Ukrainian response is a symptom of longer standing issues
Despite committing more than US$100 billion (AU$155.5 billion) in aid to Ukraine, the materiel response of the United States has raised questions about the capacity of the...
September 20 2023
Australian Army prepares for new M1A2 tanks with simulator contract
Australian veteran-owned SME Global Defence Solutions has been engaged to manufacture a dozen container systems to house main battle tank simulators under a...
September 20 2023
Deep sea tracking ranges approved to safeguard Australian sea lanes
Maritime underwater tracking ranges will be built in Western Australia for the Royal Australian Navy and sustained until 2045 under a $328 million contract awarded to...
September 20 2023
Surface fleet review response on hold until 2024, says Conroy
The federal government will hold off publicly responding to the independent analysis of surface combatant fleet capability until next year, according to Defence Industry...
September 20 2023
BvS10 transporters undertake trials with Indian Army
India could join a swath of international countries using BvS10 all-terrain vehicles, as the articulated all-terrain transporter undergoes trials with the Indian Army this...
September 19 2023
AERALIS’ mix and match with transonic modular jet
English aircraft developer company AERALIS has put forward their designs for a transonic modular light jet aircraft which can mix and match flight equipment.
September 19 2023
Royal commission given powers to reach 2024 deadline
Additional support has been announced for face-to-face private sessions assisting the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
September 19 2023
Triton drone decision shows Defence is on autopilot, with ministers along for the ride
Opinion: The Commonwealth’s recently announced acquisition of a fourth MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System is a sub-optimal investment amid the Australian Defence...
September 19 2023