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Victoria Cross awarded to Private Richard Norden for gallantry during Vietnam War

November 12 2024

Australia’s highest military honour, the Victoria Cross, has been awarded to the late Private Richard Norden for his gallantry during the Battle...

Thales and Exail selected to supply mine detection vehicles for the French Navy

Thales and Exail will supply an initial eight and an additional eight optional autonomous underwater vehicles under a contract with the French defence procurement agency.

November 12 2024

Training ship Mersey renamed in honour of first RAN Victoria Cross recipient

Australian Navy Cadets training ship Mersey has been renamed training ship Sheean in honour of the first and only Royal Australian Navy member awarded the Victoria Cross for...

November 12 2024

Argentina requests F-16 aircraft equipment in US$941m foreign military sale

The government of Argentina has requested to buy equipment and support services for 24 F-16 aircraft in a possible US foreign military sale worth around US$941 million.

November 11 2024

Mine hunter HMAS Gascoyne II makes final visit before decommissioning

Royal Australian Navy Huon Class mine hunter vessel HMAS Gascoyne (II) has made its final entry into Sydney Harbour as it prepares for decommissioning next month.

November 11 2024

Serco appoints new managing director for defence, loses detention contract rebid

Serco, a subsidiary of the United Kingdom’s Serco Group, has appointed Peter Behrendt as Asia-Pacific managing director for defence.

November 11 2024

Australian Army troops depart for Exercise AustraHind with India

More than 120 soldiers from the Australian Army’s 13th Brigade have departed for the third iteration of Exercise AustraHind 2024 to deepen defence cooperation between...

November 11 2024

Rewriting the rule book: Trumpism v the old world order

The incoming Trump administration is gearing up for a major showdown with the post-World War II order to reshape it in America’s favour – but that doesn’t...

November 11 2024

WA politics: Former PM throws support behind Matt Moran

Former Australian prime minister John Howard has thrown his support behind Western Australian defence industry representative Matt Moran.

November 08 2024

Step it up: Trump 2.0 will expect increased defence spending

Australia is a nation that has always prided itself on “punching above its weight” in its relationship with the United States. Despite this history, the new Trump...

November 08 2024

NUSHIP Arafura completes sea trials off Adelaide coast

Arafura Class offshore patrol vessel NUSHIP Arafura has completed sea trials off the Adelaide coast, according to manufacturer Luerssen Australia.

November 08 2024

Submissions open for Australian Defence Export Catalogue 2025

Submissions have opened for the 2025 Australian Defence Export Catalogue.

November 08 2024

ADF assists Fiji to tackle illegal fishing during Operation Kuru Kuru

The Australian Defence Force has assisted Fiji authorities to tackle illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activity during Operation Kuru Kuru.

November 08 2024

M1A2 SEPv3 tanks undertake live fire, aiming system test

The Australian Defence Force has fired sabot rounds from new M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks to confirm aiming systems and to qualify crews on the new systems.

November 08 2024

EDEA Energy exports lithium-ion battery to US client

Australian battery manufacturer EDEA Energy confirmed it has successfully exported its super6T lithium-ion battery to a US defence client.

November 07 2024

General Atomics, BAE to partner on EW Link 16 for MQ-20 Avenger

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced a collaboration with BAE Systems to demonstrate unique electronic warfare (EW) capabilities remotely controlled via a...

November 07 2024

RSL calls for urgent development of major local defence industry capacity

The Defence and National Security Committee of the Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) has launched a new report, calling on Australia to urgently develop a...

November 07 2024

Babcock enters next stage of UK nuke sub recycling project

Babcock and the UK Defence Nuclear Enterprise have announced they have reached the next major milestone in the program to fully dismantle a nuclear-powered submarine,...

November 07 2024

Staffing concerns should not hold back the expansion of the RAN

Opinion: In the maritime-dominated Indo-Pacific, the Royal Australian Navy will play an increasingly pivotal role in the future of Australia’s national security, but we...

November 07 2024