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Thales Australia welcomes appointment under newly released GWEO Plan

October 31 2024

Thales Australia has welcomed its appointment as a Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) strategic partner under the government’s 2024 Au...

Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, Pat Conroy, has met with Ukrainian leadership after the donation of 49 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks...

October 31 2024

UK government launches largest defence industry reform program in 50 years

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has officially launched the largest reform of the British defence procurement in 50 years, with a new National Armaments Director to...

October 31 2024

Japan becomes first global customer for improved naval electronic warfare capability

Lockheed Martin has secured a US$113 million (AU$171.9 million) contract from Japan to provide Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 AN/SLQ-32(V)6...

October 31 2024

Pentagon lifts lid on latest defence industrial strategy to counter peer competitors

As potential adversaries continue to marshal their industrial and economic potential, the United States is responding with its implementation plan for the National Defense...

October 31 2024

US soldiers full of praise for 6.8mm changes during next-generation squad weapons system trials

American airborne infantry soldiers have been given the opportunity to trial the US military’s Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) system.

October 31 2024

Defence industry personnel, VC recipient sanctioned under new Russian blacklist

The Russian Foreign Ministry has blacklisted a collection of defence industry personnel operating in Australia, under new sanctions announced this week.

October 30 2024

DroneShield launches into Denmark, Germany with European expansion plans

Australian counter-unmanned aerial systems developer DroneShield has announced it will be establishing a “strong presence in both Denmark and Germany” to meet...

October 30 2024

Collection of 110 war stories to be published commemorating World War I

More than a hundred war stories have been published to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the start of the First World War.

October 30 2024

Distracted superpower: To effectively confront Beijing, Washington needs to limit European, Middle East efforts

The continued deterioration of the global security environment is rapidly pulling the attention and focus of America in multiple different directions – now experts are...

October 30 2024

Conroy unveils multibillion-dollar GWEO blueprint

Minister of Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy has officially unveiled the government’s Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Plan to accelerate...

October 30 2024

Australia announces rapid munitions, missile manufacturing with Thales, Lockheed Martin

The federal government has announced plans for the rapid establishment of domestic manufacturing for missiles, munitions – including producing up to 100,000 artillery...

October 30 2024

Army conducts helicopter insertion and extraction training with new Black Hawk fleet

Australian Army soldiers and aviators have conducted helicopter insertion and extraction training with their new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters as part of the aircraft’s...

October 30 2024

Israel signs agreement to expand production of Iron Beam laser interception system

The production of Iron Beam, Israel’s first domestically developed laser interception system will be expanded under a new contract with the Israel Ministry of Defense.

October 29 2024

C2 Robotics, Thales Australia integrate sensor tech into Speartooth LUUV

C2 Robotics and Thales Australia have announced a partnership to integrate Thales’ sovereign sensor technology into the Australian-made C2 Robotics Speartooth large...

October 29 2024

Babcock opens $31m Adelaide facility to support Defence programs

Babcock Australasia has opened a new specialist facility in Adelaide to work on key Defence projects and expand the company’s maintenance, manufacturing and repair...

October 28 2024

Australia backs ‘Pacific-led and delivered security’ under Pacific Police Support Group

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined other Pacific leaders to mark the first deployment of the new Pacific Police Support Group, part of the Pacific Policing...

October 28 2024

RAN engineers tour South West Regional Maintenance Centre in San Diego

Marine engineers from Hobart Class air warfare destroyer HMAS Brisbane toured the South West Regional Maintenance Centre in San Diego, United States, as part of a scheduled...

October 28 2024

Taiwan secures US$1.16bn contract for NASAMS air defence platform

The US State Department has approved the US$1.16 billion (AU$1.71 billion) foreign military sale to Taiwan of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).

October 28 2024