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Athletes selected for 2025 Invictus Games team

October 24 2024

Thirty-three athletes have been selected to represent Australia at the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 in February. ...

New president, new vision: Subianto advocates for ‘non-aligned, self-sufficient’ Indonesia

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has made some bold aspirations for the future of the country during his inauguration speech this week.

October 24 2024

Conroy discusses ‘greatest regional arms race since 1945’ with US Deputy Secretary of Defense

Australian Minister of Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy has met with US officials during a visit to the Pentagon this week.

October 23 2024

Time to break the mould on Australian defence planning

Despite cosmetic changes, for all intents and purposes, Australia’s defence posture and planning has changed little since the seminal 1986 Dibb Review and supporting...

October 23 2024

Federal government launches Small Business Cyber Resilience Service

The Australian government has announced the launch of the new Small Business Cyber Resilience Service this week.

October 23 2024

HMAS Sydney returns to Sydney after 4-month deployment

Hobart Class guided missile destroyer HMAS Sydney is returning to home waters after four months at sea during a regional presence deployment.

October 23 2024

King Charles III, Queen Camilla welcomed to Sydney with ADF flyover

Their majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been welcomed to Sydney with a grand flyover by the Australian Defence Force.

October 23 2024

Aurora Labs announces second purchase order with Defence

Metal 3D printing manufacturer Aurora Labs has secured a second direct printing services purchase order with the Australian Department of Defence for additively manufactured...

October 22 2024

Space Centre Australia signs $30m radar deal to enhance Australian surveillance, aviation

Space Centre Australia’s plans to build a spaceport in far north Queensland have stepped up after it announced a $30 million deal to acquire two air surveillance...

October 22 2024

Potential missile consumption prompts urgent need for Indo-Pacific defence initiative

If there is one key takeaway from both the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East, it is the concerning rate at which critical munitions, particularly...

October 22 2024

Successful results reported in UK trials of aircraft-mounted laser

The United Kingdom has completed a series of live-fire trials on an aircraft-mounted jamming laser designed to defeat incoming missiles.

October 22 2024

US F-35 fighter variant completes first landing on Japanese destroyer

A US F-35 Lightning II fighter jet has landed on Japan’s Izumo Class multifunctional destroyer JS Kaga for the first time in a key milestone.

October 22 2024

NZDF continues container, oil removal at sunken HMNZS Manawanui

The New Zealand Defence Force is continuing efforts to remove containers and contain residual oil leakage from the sunken dive and hydrographic ship, HMNZS Manawanui, in...

October 22 2024

$7bn boost to nation’s air and missile defence capabilities

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Industry Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy have announced a $7 billion...

October 22 2024

King Charles III appointed with honorary ranks of RAN admiral, Australian Army field marshal and RAAF marshal

His Majesty King Charles III has been appointed the honorary ranks of admiral of the fleet of the Royal Australian Navy, field marshal of the Australian Army, and marshal of...

October 21 2024

US Navy completes transfer of MK41 vertical launcher missile canisters at sea

The US Navy has successfully loaded missile canisters into a ship’s MK41 vertical launching system while underway at sea.

October 21 2024

Testing continues on Valkyrie UAV during Emerald Flag 2024

The US military has completed the latest round of testing on the XQ-58A Valkyrie autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle.

October 21 2024

Slow on the uptake: Growing Australian recognition that overstretched US can’t do all the heavy lifting

It has taken a while, but Australian media and commentators are finally waking up to the uncomfortable reality that America can no longer be the sole bulwark against the...

October 21 2024

SA Aboriginal affairs minister oversees new keeping place at RAAF Base Edinburgh

Kyam Maher, South Australian Aboriginal affairs minister, SA Attorney-General and industrial relations and public sector minister, has visited RAAF Base Edinburgh to see its...

October 21 2024