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Lockheed Martin to provide advanced targeting sensors to Poland’s Apache fleet
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has announced a new contract with the US government for the production of Generation 4 Target Acquisition...
May 27 2026
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Welder shortage threatens nation’s nuclear submarine ambitions
The AUKUS nuclear submarine program is facing a major threat, not from geopolitical rivals but from a critical shortage of skilled welders in both Australia and the United...
May 27 2026
Serco secures 5-year support contract for US Navy amphibious warfare ships
Global defence and services company Serco has announced it will continue its long-standing partnership with the United States Navy, having secured a five-year contract...
May 27 2026
Depleted Iron Dome reinforces need for urgent industrial base diversification
As the world edges ever closer to a potential nuclear element to the conflict between Israel and Iran, a few have raised very real concerns about the potential depletion of...
May 27 2026
University of Melbourne, QinetiQ sign defence innovation MOU
The University of Melbourne has entered into a memorandum of understanding with global defence technology company QinetiQ, establishing a partnership that brings together...
May 27 2026
Raytheon secures US$250m contract for licensed ESSM Block 2 production
Raytheon has been awarded a US$250 million (approximately AU$375 million) contract by Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corporation to support licensed production of the...
May 27 2026
ADF and Philippine Army strengthen ties through Joint Cyber Defence Exercise
Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have partnered with the Philippine Army in a joint defensive cyber activity held in Manila, reinforcing regional cyber resilience and...
May 27 2026
UK Defence pushes to deliver jobs and growth, as AI submarine factory announced
A landmark report by the UK government’s Defence and Economic Growth Taskforce has outlined a series of bold recommendations to harness increased defence spending for...
May 27 2026
Q-CTRL delivers breakthrough quantum navigation trial with Royal Australian Navy
Australian quantum technology firm Q-CTRL has announced a major milestone in navigation technology following a successful field trial of its advanced quantum sensing systems...
May 27 2026
BAE officially opens next-gen submarine leadership academy
BAE Systems has officially opened its new Leadership Academy in Barrow-in-Furness, marking a major step in strengthening the workforce behind the UK’s next-generation...
May 27 2026
Milestone as UK Carrier Strike Group participates in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025
In a powerful demonstration of its global reach and enduring commitment to Indo-Pacific security, the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group has made a major...
May 27 2026
US Space Force advances ground-based optical surveillance capabilities
The US Space Force has formally accepted a major systems upgrade to its Ground-Based Optical Sensor System at the Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance site in...
May 27 2026
H&B Defence begins supplier validation for AUKUS AUSSQ pilot program
H&B Defence has begun validation visits with the first group of Australian companies selected for the Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification (AUSSQ) pilot program as...
May 27 2026
Queensland emerging as a national defence industry powerhouse: Conroy
In an address to the Queensland Media Club, Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has reinforced the growing impact and role of the Sunshine State in Australia’s...
May 27 2026
H&B Defence to launch new nuclear training courses for Australian defence industry
Western Australian companies will soon have access to specialised training in naval nuclear propulsion, with defence firm H&B Defence developing a first-of-its-kind...
May 27 2026
Defence holds Project of Concern Summit on delayed air traffic management system
Canberra has hosted the latest Project of Concern Summit, with senior Defence leaders, Airservices Australia and industry representatives meeting to discuss the troubled...
May 27 2026
Army rolls out world-class Abrams simulators in $60m deal
The Australian Army is set to sharpen its armoured edge with the rollout of 16 state-of-the-art tank simulators, built by local defence company Thomas Global Systems...
May 27 2026
$700m RAAF Townsville infrastructure on track for Apache delivery
Assistant Minister for Defence Peter Khalil has confirmed that the first structures are beginning to take shape as RAAF Townsville prepares to receive the first of the...
May 27 2026
BAE, Thales sign MOU for SSN-AUKUS sonar capability
BAE Systems and Thales have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining the development of the Main Sonar Design Authority and Integrator framework for SSN-AUKUS at...
May 27 2026
Raytheon’s next-gen EW system for Super Hornets, Growlers clears key hurdle
Raytheon Technologies has taken a major step forward in developing its next-generation electronic warfare suite for the United States Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet...
May 27 2026