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Astronaut named RAAF Group Captain

December 31 2024
Katherine Bennell-Pegg has been appointed a Group Captain in the RAAF reserves a year after she was given the title in an honorary capacity. ...
Top 5 for 2024: Defence Connect’s best land stories
The year 2024 was big for Australia’s Defence and national security debate and defence industry. In this top five, we will cover the most popular land domain stories of...
December 27 2024
Barrett secures US$14.9m US Army contract
Australian-owned Barrett Firearms Manufacturing has been awarded a US$14.99 million (AU$23.49 million) contract by the US Army to provide the M107 Rifle System and variant...
December 16 2024
Advanced Navigation to supply fibre-optic gyroscopes for Boxer exports
Australian APNT provider Advanced Navigation has announced it is partnering with Rheinmetall Defence Australia for the delivery of fibre-optic gyroscopes for use within the...
December 14 2024
Threat actor allegedly breached USMC, US DOD personnel data
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has been allegedly breached by a threat actor who claims to have the data of over 13,000 personnel.
December 12 2024
Bushmaster in review: Ukrainian troops credit effective Australian armour
Ukrainian troops have given some insights and battle experiences associated with Australian-donated Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles in their fight against Russian...
December 12 2024
5th and 7th Battalions relinked under northern Australia restructure
The 5th and 7th Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment have been relinked during a parade at Robertson Barracks on 3 December.
December 11 2024
Long-range fires regiment: Australia to select HIMARS or StrikeMaster for northern Australia defence
The Australian Army will select either HIMARS or StrikeMaster launcher vehicles to provide land-based, long-range fires in northern Australia under a new announcement this...
December 06 2024
US Army additional CH-47F Block II Chinook heavy lift helicopters
The US Army has ordered three additional Block II CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters as part of the ongoing modernisation efforts, worth US$135 million (AU$209.9...
December 05 2024
New infrastructure projects close to completion in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu
Australian Defence Force personnel are working alongside Papua New Guinea and contracted engineers and tradespeople during the final stages of infrastructure construction.
December 04 2024