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HII pushes distributed shipbuilding model to boost US Navy output
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), America’s largest naval shipbuilder, is reshaping the way it builds warships by spreading work across a...
November 08 2026
New counter-drone technology announced to increase defence capabilities in Australia and Indo-Pacific
Dedrone by Axon and Mobile Camera Security have developed an innovative counter-drone trailer to address the need for Australian-made defence technology in the emerging...
November 08 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...
November 08 2026
ASC welcomes former deputy secretary NSSG to chair board
Australia’s submarine builder ASC has announced the appointment of Jim McDowell to its board, where he will serve as deputy chair before taking over as chair at the end...
November 08 2026
Tasmanian firm secures role in Hunter Class frigate program
Hobart-based Liferaft Systems Australia has been contracted by BAE Systems Maritime Australia to supply its world-leading Marine Evacuation Systems for the Royal Australian...
November 08 2026
BAE reveals further details about future Type 83 destroyer possibilities
An address at DSEI expo in London has provided an opportunity for BAE Systems to reveal some further details into the concepts shaping the Royal Navy’s future Type 83...
November 08 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...
November 08 2026
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 Australia’s northern...
November 08 2026
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.
November 08 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...
November 08 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...
November 08 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.
November 08 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...
November 08 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,...
November 08 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.
November 08 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...
November 08 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...
November 08 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...
November 08 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...
November 08 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...
November 08 2026