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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 Geopolitics & Policy stories
2024 was a big year for Australia's Defence and national security debate and defence industry. In this top five, we will cover the most popular geopolitics and policy stories...
December 31 2024
Insitu expands with new UAS facility launched in United Arab Emirates
Unmanned aircraft system developer Insitu has launched its new Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence in Abu Dhabi earlier this month.
December 31 2024
RAAF returns treasure to UK’s ‘Millionaires Squadron’
The flying sword crest of the RAAF’s 24 Squadron has been returned to the RAF’s ‘Millionaires Squadron’ 65 years after it was first gifted to...
December 30 2024
Top 5 for 2024: Defence Connect's best Air stories
2024 was a big year for Australia's Defence and national security debate and defence industry. In this top five, we will cover the most popular air domain stories of the...
December 30 2024
RAAF joins Defence support of Australian Antarctic research
Defence has kicked off its support for the Australian Antarctic Program’s summer period as part of Operation Southern Discovery.
December 27 2024
Top 5 for 2024: Defence Connect's best Land stories
2024 was a big year 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 the...
December 27 2024
BAE Systems to develop Striker II helmet display for Eurofighter Typhoon
The consortium behind the Eurofighter Typhoon has awarded BAE Systems a £133 million contract to further develop its Striker II helmet mounted-display.
December 27 2024
BAS-200 drones planned to operate from and assist icebreaker ships
BAS-200 uncrewed aerial systems are planned to be used to assist icebreaker ships in the Arctic Ocean, according to a recent corporate statement from Russian defence company...
December 27 2024
Leidos secures US$107m contract with US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Leidos has been awarded a US$107 million (AU$169.5 million) contract from the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Office of Geography and Source Strategies...
December 27 2024
UN delegate data allegedly exposed in claimed cyber attack
The data of almost 25,000 United Nations delegates has been allegedly published online after a notorious threat actor uploaded three databases.
December 24 2024
Top 5 for 2024: Defence Connect’s best naval 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 naval stories of the...
December 24 2024
RAAF makes toys and supply deliveries during Operation Christmas Drop 24
The RAAF has helped deliver toys and supplies to 20,000 people across 6 million square kilometres as part of Operation Christmas Drop 24.
December 24 2024
Huntington Ingalls Industries christens latest Virginia Class sub, USS Arkansas
Huntington Ingalls Industries has formally christened the US Navy’s next Virginia Class submarine USS Arkansas at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding...
December 24 2024
Austal, ABF pen $13m Evolved Cape Class patrol boat contract
The ASX-listed shipbuilder announced that it has been awarded a contract extension for the development of two additional Evolved Cape Class patrol boats for the Australian...
December 23 2024
US Navy releases inaugural advanced manufacturing strategy
The US Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RD&A), Nickolas Guertin, has unveiled the inaugural Department of the Navy (DON)...
December 23 2024
Northrop Grumman celebrates successful target test for new Patriot missile system sensor
Northrop Grumman Corporation has launched a variation of its Zombie target vehicle, known as “Black Dagger”, from Fort Wingate to White Sands Missile Range in New...
December 23 2024
UK government signs £476m strategic sealift contract
The UK government has signed a new seven-year contract worth £476 million ($956.8 million) that will protect UK jobs and ensure continued support of military operations...
December 23 2024
DARPA successfully trials autonomous at-sea refuelling
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program recently completed a successful first test of at-sea refuelling designed...
December 23 2024
Northrop Grumman secures US nuclear command and control aircraft contract
Northrop Grumman has been chosen as the prime contractor to deliver nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) aircraft for the US Navy’s Take Charge And Move...
December 23 2024