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Babcock to undertake 2 new contracts for UK Dreadnought Class submarines

November 30 2023

British aerospace, defence, and nuclear engineering services company Babcock has announced work on the United Kingdom’s new Dreadnought Class su...

FG and IAI announce German, Israeli joint defence tech company

Joint German military technology company FTS Flensburg Technology Systems has been created under a strategic partnership between defence tech companies FFG Flensburger...

November 30 2023

Hunter Class frigates pass critical design review milestone

In a major milestone for the embattled program, BAE has confirmed that the Hunter Class frigates have successfully completed a preliminary design review (PDR).

November 30 2023

China announces border exercises as Myanmar civil war escalates

The People’s Republic of China is keeping a close eye over the border at the ongoing civil war unfolding in Myanmar, as it sends warships and conducts border...

November 29 2023

Winterfest 2023 AUV wraps up at Australian Maritime College

Twenty-five representatives from across Defence industry, the Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, CSIRO, and Australian Maritime College (AMC) have wrapped up...

November 29 2023

Defence contracts announced for RAAF Base Learmonth and ADF Academy

Public and in-camera hearings have been announced for two Department of Defence projects at Royal Australian Air Force Base Learmonth and Australian Defence Force Academy in...

November 29 2023

HENSOLDT to partner with Rafael on naval electronic countermeasures

European multinational defence corporation HENSOLDT has entered into cooperation with Israeli defence technology company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to offer electronic...

November 29 2023

Think China’s PLA is a paper tiger? Think again, warns retired US Marine Officer

Opinion: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is more capable than the United States cares to admit and only needs to be good enough at a certain time and place to send...

November 29 2023

Boeing confirms additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers for USAF contract

American multinational corporation Boeing will build another 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers under a US Air Force contract worth US$2.3 billion.

November 29 2023

NIOA Group moves ‘inside the wire’ in US armament expansion

Privately-owned global munitions company NIOA Group has moved “inside the wire” and taken up residence at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey in an effort to enhance...

November 29 2023

Strongest defence team in Australia’s history, says Conroy

Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has named the federal government as “one of the strongest defence teams in the history of the nation”, during a National...

November 28 2023

Multi-purpose vessel designed to deploy UUV, USV and UAV assets

The Portuguese Navy has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for the construction of a multi-purpose vessel designed to operate unmanned underwater vehicles, unmanned surface...

November 28 2023

KBR celebrates 2-year contract extension

Science, technology, and engineering company KBR has announced plans to support mission planning systems for the Australian Defence Force under a two-year contract...

November 28 2023

Eyes on the prize: Xi’s message reasserts Taiwan desire

The recent meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the 2023 APEC in San Francisco may have heralded an...

November 28 2023

ABB to install power system on Spanish Navy’s new submarine rescue vessel

The Spanish Navy’s new “Poseidon” submarine intervention maritime action ship will be powered by a “first-of-its-kind” high-performance DC power...

November 28 2023

Maritime Museum confirms Rhode Island as Endeavour wreck site

There can be no doubt that sailing ship Lord Sandwich, formerly HMB Endeavour, is wrecked at Newport Harbor in Rhode Island, according to the Australian National Maritime...

November 28 2023

Israel Aerospace Industries secures loitering munitions orders

Israeli defence manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries will supply long-range loitering munitions under two contracts worth a combined $145 million.

November 28 2023

DEWC Services joins defence and security innovation project in Canberra

University of New South Wales Canberra City Campus has added DEWC Services as the first South Australian defence company to its defence and security innovation hub in...

November 27 2023

How do we make sure no veteran family is left behind in the wake of the royal commission?

Over countless hours of hearings, witness statements, and phone enquiries, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has heard evidence crucial to the future of...

November 27 2023