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Babcock secures $250m contract to bolster Torres Strait border security
Babcock Australasia has signed a $250 million, eight-year contract with the Australian Border Force, extending a 30-year partnership to safeguard...
March 18 2026
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Ukrainian military intelligence claims cyber attack on Russian election systems
Ukraine’s military intelligence said the cyber attack was in revenge for the Russian elections held in Ukrainian territories that Russia had occupied.
March 18 2026
Defence ETFs in the spotlight amid $12bn federal boost
The government’s $12 billion increase in defence spending has sent a clear signal to markets that Australia is serious about strengthening its military capabilities...
March 18 2026
South Australia invests $6m to lure world-class defence and technology researchers
South Australia is moving to sharpen its edge in the global defence and technology race, with the state government announcing a $6 million program designed to attract leading...
March 18 2026
UK set to help produce US Air Force Wedgetails
Britain will help build military aircraft for the United States for the first time in more than half a century, under a new contract that will create hundreds of jobs and...
March 18 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...
March 18 2026
Pratt & Whitney fast-tracks XA103 engine for US Air Force’s next-gen fighters
RTX business Pratt & Whitney is accelerating the development of its XA103 adaptive cycle engine for the United States Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive...
March 18 2026
Boeing, Palantir set to partner on accelerating AI adoption across defence programs
Boeing Defense, Space & Security has announced a new partnership with US data and software company Palantir Technologies to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence...
March 18 2026
Collins Aerospace hack: Suspect arrested and RTX files Form 8-K
The UK’s National Crime Agency reports arrest of a man in his 40s as Collins Aerospace owner RTX informs SEC of cyber incident.
March 18 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...
March 18 2026
Take the challenge: CommBank honours service with new Challenge Coin initiative
Commonwealth Bank’s Veterans Employee Network has launched a new Challenge Coin program – a proud nod to a military tradition that celebrates achievement,...
March 18 2026
RAAF aircraft concludes support mission for Ukraine
The Royal Australian Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail aircraft is on the way home following deployment to Poland to support NATO and Ukraine.
March 18 2026
Agreement on shipbuilding and manufacturing set to strengthen US Maritime Industrial Base Program
HII and HHI have signed a memorandum of agreement in a strategy that hopes to strengthen the US naval industrial base and demonstrate the Republic of Korea’s...
March 18 2026
US Army orders 9 additional Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopters
Boeing has confirmed that the US Army has authorised Lots 4 and 5 of a planned CH-47F Block II Chinook order, worth US$461 million (AU$698.5 million) as the US accelerates...
March 18 2026
Lockheed Martin, NASA’s quiet supersonic jet takes flight
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division, in partnership with NASA, has successfully completed the first flight of the X-59, a groundbreaking experimental aircraft...
March 18 2026
USS Vermont arrives at HMAS Stirling for major AUKUS maintenance milestone
Australia has taken another major step towards developing a sovereign capability to operate and maintain conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines, with the arrival of...
March 18 2026
Boeing delivers upgraded Poseidon to RAAF in world first
Boeing has marked two major milestones for the Royal Australian Air Force, with the induction of the first P-8A Poseidon into a major upgrade program and the delivery of the...
March 18 2026