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Perfect storm: Chinese developments, Musk and Trump impact Lockheed Martin outlook
January 06 2025
China’s recent release of its next-generation fighter aircraft, coupled with the growing influence of Elon Musk ahead of the incoming Trump admi...
What’s in a name? Regional and global tier one and two combatants raise questions
As we officially mark the halfway point of the 2020s, it is becoming clear that Australia’s Navy is in an ever more precarious position despite the findings of the...
January 06 2025
Vasey RSL Care urges government to fund veteran’s wellbeing services
Vasey RSL Care urges government to fund veterans’ wellbeing services
The Victorian veterans’ support group wants the government to act urgently on the implementation of Recommendation 88 of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran...
January 06 2025
Petition circulating to restore Army’s 1st Armoured Regiment combat role
A group of Australian Army veterans has launched a petition to Parliament seeking to restore the 1st Armoured Regiment as the nation’s tank regiment, with Deputy Prime...
January 06 2025
Palantir secures US$618.9m US Army contract extension
The partnership will see Palantir deliver the company’s Army Vantage capability as part of the Army Data Platform, through to 2028.
January 03 2025
Just a reminder: US Air Force has already flown a full-scale NGAD prototype as sixth-gen fighter race heats up
Following the startling flight demonstration of two, seemingly “sixth-generation” fighter aircraft by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, questions have...
January 03 2025
Renewed call for Australia to accelerate efforts to reindustrialise
Reindustrialisation is fast becoming a focal point for nations and governments across the Western world with Australia slowly but surely jumping on the bandwagon. With the...
January 03 2025
Defence hints at Aussie Apaches to team up with loyal wingman-like drones
Defence has hinted Australia’s upcoming fleet of 29 Boeing Apache helicopters could be teamed with armed drones.
January 03 2025
After 60 years, are we finally grasping the implications of the ‘Lucky Country’ malaise?
Six decades after Donald Horne released his reflective tome, The Lucky Country, a growing number of people are beginning to recognise that our nation’s luck is running...
January 02 2025
Pentagon unveils new Ukraine assistance package
The United States Department of Defense has unveiled a new support package for Ukraine, offering additional air defence, rocket and anti-tank munitions. It represents the...
January 02 2025
Astronaut named RAAF Group Captain
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.
December 31 2024
Top 5 for 2024: Defence Connect’s best geopolitics and policy 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 geopolitics and policy...
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 No. 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
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 air domain stories of...
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
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
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