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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...
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
Lincad secures battery contract for BAE pseudo-satellite system
Surrey-based battery systems specialist Lincad has secured a contract with BAE Systems subsidiary Prismatic to develop high-voltage lithium-ion battery packs for PHASA-35, a...
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
Saab, Bombardier Defense ink deal for 2 Global 6500 jets for special mission role
Bombardier Defense and Swedish defence and aerospace company Saab have further deepened their long-standing partnership, with Saab placing a firm order for two Global 6500...
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
Raytheon unveils latest targeting system for US Navy Seahawk helicopter fleet
Raytheon has unveiled the latest evolution of its Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS), the MTS-A HD, a next-generation sensor suite designed to dramatically enhance the...
May 27 2026
Leidos and Elroy Air cleared to trial autonomous logistics aircraft for US Marines
Leidos, in collaboration with autonomous aviation firm Elroy Air, has received approval to commence flight demonstrations of a prototype uncrewed cargo aircraft designed to...
May 27 2026
US State Department clears US$97.3m Javelin Command Launch Unit order for Australia
The United States has approved a potential sale of Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units and associated equipment to Australia, in a deal valued at an estimated US$97.3...
May 27 2026
Lockheed Martin wins US$43m US Army contract to modernise Black Hawk fleet
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky division has secured a new US$43 million (AU$66 million) contract to kick off the United States Army’s Black Hawk helicopter...
May 27 2026
Sixth and final Arafura Class OPV keel laid
A significant milestone in Australia’s continuous naval shipbuilding program has been reached with the laying of the keel for NUSHIP Carpentaria, the sixth Arafura...
May 27 2026
Austal wins US$314m contract options for US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter program
Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited has announced that the United States Coast Guard has exercised contract options worth US$314 million (AU$480 million) for the supply of...
May 27 2026
Royal Navy clears 2 drone systems for front-line ops
The Royal Navy has declared two new drone systems ready for operational use, boosting the ability of both warships and Royal Marines to conduct missions in challenging...
May 27 2026
L3Harris tapped for US$292m multi-year contract for Javelin solid rocket motors
L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract worth up to US$292 million (AU$449 million) to continue producing propulsion systems for the Javelin anti-tank missile, marking...
May 27 2026
Seal of approval: Kongsberg’s NSM launchers certified as ‘Australian Made’
Kongsberg Defence Australia has officially joined the Australian Made Campaign, with its locally produced Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launcher systems now proudly bearing the...
May 27 2026