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VanEck pushes ahead with newly launched defence-focused ETF
October 04 2024
VanEck will push ahead with a recently launched ASX-listed ETF focused on global defence stocks. ...
ADF debuts refuelling point aviation during Operation Render Safe
A refuelling point aviation has been deployed to the Solomon Islands for the first time in support of Operation Render Safe, the ADF-led operation committed to removing the...
October 04 2024
US President Biden announces US$567m defence drawdown for Taiwan
The United States government has announced the drawdown of up to US$567 million in defence articles and Department of Defense services for the benefit of Taiwan.
October 04 2024
Exemption status: Papalia confirms WA firearms reform will not impact defence industry
Western Australian minister for police and defence industry Paul Papalia has confirmed the domestic defence industry and firearms manufacturing businesses will not be swept...
October 03 2024
Unfit for purpose: UK House of Lords committee warns of lacking in British military capability in aftermath of Ukraine
Lord de Mauley, chair of the UK House of Lords’ International Relations and Defence Committee, has launched a scathing attack following a report into the state of the...
October 03 2024
Former UK defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace named partner for Boka Capital
Former UK defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace has been made partner for global investment group Boka Capital after leaving office.
October 03 2024
B-21 Raider stealth bomber passes structural integrity trials, progresses to fatigue testing
The United States Air Force’s newest stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, has reportedly completed structural integrity trials and is progressing to a fatigue testing...
October 03 2024
Exercise Bersama Lima commences in Malaysia, Singapore
A contingent of around 400 ADF personnel will work closely with members from the Five Power Defence Arrangements during Exercise Bersama Lima 2024, which has commenced in...
October 03 2024
archTIS engaged in $2.3m contract with Australian Department of Defence
Australian data security firm archTIS is contracted to roll out its NC Protect access control platform in a program extending to 2028.
October 03 2024
Royal Canadian Navy frigate completes historic rearmament in Broome
The Australian Defence Force has rearmed the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax Class frigate HMCS Vancouver during the first rearmament of its kind to occur in the Western...
October 03 2024
NIOA Group pushes ahead with expansion of 155mm shell production
Privately owned global munitions company NIOA Group has detailed ambitions to improve critical 155mm artillery shell production in Australia.
October 02 2024
RAAF deploys F-35 aircraft to remote areas of Western Australia
The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed F-35A Lightning II aircraft to the most remote parts of Western Australia in the Pilbara region.
October 02 2024
Raytheon secures US Navy contract for mid-band Next Generation Jammer
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a US$192 million (AU$277.9 million) contract to develop the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Expansion, an upgrade to the current Next...
October 02 2024
NZDF Major General Hugh McAslan appointed as Deputy Chief of Joint Operations
New Zealand Defence Force’s Major General Hugh McAslan has been appointed as Australia’s newest Deputy Chief of Joint Operations to expand the defence partnership...
October 02 2024
PLA propaganda footage exposes weakness in Australia’s secrecy obsession
The recent release of propaganda film footage by China’s People’s Liberation Army has exposed weaknesses in the ongoing secrecy obsession and paralysed approvals...
October 02 2024
Raytheon to produce ESSM Block 2 missiles under US Navy contract
American defence prime Raytheon has been engaged to produce ESSM Block 2 missiles and spares for the US and allied nations under a $525 million contract with the US Navy.
October 02 2024
London hash out: Australian, UK and US defence ministers negotiate AUKUS treaty details
Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have met to negotiate defence treaty conditions during the first ever UK-hosted meeting of AUKUS Defence Ministers.
October 01 2024
Taiwan and fallout should be our focus, warns strategic policy expert
Vaunted Australian strategist and the father of the “Defence of Australia” policy, Paul Dibb, has warned that Australia needs to rapidly refocus on the potential...
October 01 2024
Defence cooperation on the horizon as Norwegian Defence Minister makes historic first ever visit to Australia
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has applauded the addition of a “genuine strategic dimension” to relations following the first official visit by a...
October 01 2024
Australian Border Force seizes drones, tactical equipment bound for Russia
The Australian Border Force has seized drones and military-grade tactical equipment allegedly bound for export to Russia.
October 01 2024