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Expert panel to determine Collins Class submarine life extension
October 25 2023
The lifetime extension of the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class submarine fleet will be determined by the federal government and an independ...
ADF troops, aircraft deployed to support Australians in the Middle East
Australian Defence Force personnel and aircraft will be deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Beech, according to the federal government.
October 25 2023
Defence industry tech supplied to Ukraine in new assistance package
Counter-drone systems, de-mining equipment, portable X-ray machines, and a 3D metal printer produced by the Australian defence industry will be provided to Ukraine as part of...
October 25 2023
Renewed concerns about the impact of ‘dysfunctional’ US
Despite a seemingly robust US response to the renewed tensions in the Middle East, there is a growing sense among Australia’s own strategic policy community that the...
October 25 2023
Raytheon Australia announces 6 new Capability Plus partners
Defence prime Raytheon Australia has announced six new participants have been added to their 2023 annual Capability Plus roundtable event.
October 25 2023
Boeing, Ferra Engineering to explore powered Joint Direct Attack Munitions
Boeing will explore a powered Joint Direct Attack Munition under a memorandum of understanding signed with Australia industry partner Ferra Engineering.
October 24 2023
Lockheed demonstrates Agile Shield system at Puckapunyal
Lockheed Martin Australia has completed a field capability demonstration of its “Agile Shield” battle management system at the Puckapunyal Military Area in...
October 24 2023
Australian Army offers alternative training pathway for trucking industry
The Australian Defence Force has put itself forward as an alternate training pathway to fill workforce shortages in the Australian trucking industry.
October 24 2023
Underwater landscape mapped in new Australian bathymetry and topography grid
A new bathymetry and topography grid mapping Australia’s underwater landscape has been launched after collaboration between science and education partners.
October 24 2023
Point Wilson Wharf reopens to accelerate guided weapons development
The federal government has reopened Victoria’s Point Wilson Wharf as it expands national plans to accelerate long-range strike, guided weapons stocks and establish...
October 24 2023
Minister Conroy spruiks defence industry capability to Fijian PM
Minister for Defence Industry, and Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, will today welcome the Prime Minister of Fiji, the Hon...
October 24 2023
Generational anxiety: Can Australia ‘calm the fear’ of nuclear-powered submarines?
Time will tell if the Australian public can overcome decades of national fear regarding nuclear-powered submarines, weapons, and related nuclear energy technology.
October 23 2023
Australia to sell 14 Bushmasters to Fiji under elevated partnership
The Australian federal government has agreed to sell 14 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Fiji as part of a new “elevated” Fiji-Australia Vuvale...
October 23 2023
Port of Darwin review finds no cause to cancel Chinese-owned Landbridge lease
The Australian government will not vary or cancel the lease of Port of Darwin to Chinese-owned Landbridge after a national security review.
October 23 2023
Defence and Mitsubishi Electric to develop laser technology
The Australian Department of Defence will develop laser technology with Mitsubishi Electric Australia, according to a recent announcement from the Japanese company.
October 23 2023
Defence lists Arafura Class offshore patrol vessels as Project of Concern
The Arafura Class offshore patrol vessel program has been listed as a Defence Project of Concern by the Australian federal government.
October 23 2023
War-fair: All defence tech is equal, but some are more equal than others
A People’s Liberation Army soldier setting man-shaped targets ablaze with a man-portable flamethrower during an attacking drill should resonate strongly with Australian...
October 20 2023
Russian, Chinese leaders meet for ‘very confidential’ talks in Beijing
Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed some “very confidential issues face to face” with Chinese President Xi Jinping during talks in Beijing this week.
October 20 2023
Patria and United Aero Group offer upgraded Black Hawks to Europe
US aerospace company United Aero Group and international defence provider of defence Patria have entered into initial cooperation to offer upgraded UH-60 Black Hawks to the...
October 20 2023
Marles on tour in Japan reinforcing relationship
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles has used his official trip to Japan to reinforce the strategic partnership between the two nations at a time of...
October 20 2023