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‘Prove you have a contract’: Veterans told to front up evidence in dodgy Defence dealings
November 07 2024
Former Australian Special Forces team leader, now Kinetic Fighting founder, Paul Cale has levelled allegations of dodgy business dealings at the Austr...
Government, industry come together to kick-off SSN-AUKUS preparatory works
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher have announced the formalisation of a “tripartite” agreement between...
November 13 2024
Saab to provide Australian Army Carl-Gustaf in-service support
Saab Australia has signed a contract with the Commonwealth of Australia to provide in-country through-life support for the Carl-Gustaf recoilless 84mm M4 weapon system for...
November 13 2024
Commonwealth, SA governments to partner on training future shipbuilding workforce
The Commonwealth and South Australian governments have announced a partnership to deliver new training and employment pathways to equip up to 300 South Australians with the...
November 13 2024
Lockheed Martin secures US Army Patriot missile production contract
The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to increase production capacity for the Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 Missile Segment Enhancements, bringing annual...
November 15 2024
Latest ASD cyber report sheds light on complex, evolving threat environment
Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles and Minister of Home Affairs and Cyber Security Tony Burke have officially launched the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD)...
November 20 2024
Northrop Grumman delivers first Stand-in Attack Weapon to US Air Force
Northrop Grumman has officially delivered the first of the next-generation Stand-in Attack Weapons to the US Air Force ahead of the first round of flight and aircraft...
November 20 2024
Babcock delivers first completed Anzac frigate maintenance work
Babcock Australasia has successfully delivered HMAS Stuart, the first surface ship to successfully complete key maintenance work at the Regional Maintenance Provider West...
November 29 2024
Aussie businesses secure first AUKUS vendor qualification contracts
Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Minister Pat Conroy has announced the awarding of several contracts under a qualification process that paves the way for the...
December 04 2024
Lockheed Martin secures US$245m contract to support US, Australian Navy Mk 48 torpedoes
The US Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$245 million (AU$380.9 million) contract extension for the MK-48 Guidance and Control Mod 7 program.
December 05 2024
US Army additional CH-47F Block II Chinook heavy lift helicopters
The US Army has ordered three additional Block II CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters as part of the ongoing modernisation efforts, worth US$135 million (AU$209.9...
December 05 2024
US Navy sub builder acquires advanced steel manufacturer to support expansion of AUKUS sub construction capacity
Key US Navy ship and submarine builder Huntington Ingalls Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire South Carolina-based complex metal fabricator W...
December 05 2024
BAE cuts steel on Royal Navy’s fifth Type 26 frigate
BAE Systems has officially cut steel for the UK’s newest warship, HMS Sheffield, the fifth of the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 frigates at BAE Systems’ Govan...
December 05 2024
Anduril, OpenAI partner to accelerate US AI leadership
US defence disruptor Anduril has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to develop and responsibly deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for national...
December 06 2024
Northrop Grumman awards contract to support GWEO manufacturing capability
Northrop Grumman has expanded its investment in Australian sovereign weapons manufacturing through the award of a non-recurring engineering contract to AW Bell.
December 06 2024
$200m investment to grow submariner workforce
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Personnel Matt Keogh have announced a $200 million investment in the critical training infrastructure to attract...
December 10 2024
DPM hosts Malaysian defence minister to reaffirm regional security
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles has hosted the Malaysian Minister of Defence Mohamed Khaled Nordin for the fourth Malaysia-Australia High Level...
December 12 2024
Lockheed Martin launches seventh GPS III satellite
Lockheed Martin has confirmed the successful launch of its seventh Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicle, SV07, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
December 19 2024
Government lists Collins Class sustainment as a ‘product of concern’
Following a recommendation from Defence, Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy has confirmed that the Collins Class submarine sustainment has been...
December 13 2024
Lockheed Martin, Thales successfully complete local warhead testing
Lockheed Martin Australia, in partnership with Thales Australia, has conducted the successful test detonation of four locally designed warheads at the Mulwala munitions...
December 13 2024