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Lift off! Government launches sovereign rocket manufacturing call to arms
September 16 2024
Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy has announced the government will make a series of investments totalling up to $80 mi...
Birdon contracted to supply Bridge Erection Boats for the Swedish Armed Forces
Birdon has been contracted to supply Bridge Erection Boats for the Swedish Armed Forces by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.
September 16 2024
2%, 2.5% or 3% and the question of how much is enough?
It is one of those age-old questions: how much Defence spending is enough? With much of the emphasis being focused on reaching the sacred 2 per cent of GDP, in our...
September 16 2024
Austal USA secures $670m contract to expand submarine outfit and production
General Dynamics Electric Boat has engaged Austal USA in a AU$670 million contract to expand production capacity.
September 16 2024
Pilbara Regiment trials GUS surveillance robot
Australian-developed surveillance robot Ground Uncrewed System (GUS) has been trialled by the Australian Army’s Regional Force Surveillance Group Pilbara Regiment.
September 16 2024
Letters in the mail: Deputy Prime Minister releases response to Afghanistan Inquiry report
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles has released a statement on the closure of the Afghanistan Inquiry report this week.
September 13 2024
QuantX Labs to supply quantum optical atomic clocks for Australian Defence Force
The Australian government is acquiring quantum optical atomic clocks from Adelaide-based QuantX Labs to deliver position navigation and timing capabilities for the Australian...
September 13 2024
Managing director Stuart Whiley to step down from ASC leadership
Managing director and CEO of ASC, Stuart Whiley, has advised the board he will step down from his role at the end of his current contract.
September 13 2024
Hanwha Defence Australia signs with Rohde & Schwarz to develop EMC test solution
Hanwha Defence Australia has chosen a Rohde & Schwarz-designed and built EMC test solution, announced at Land Forces this week.
September 12 2024
Fast-tracking Japan into AUKUS: ‘JAUKUS’ by frigate
Opinion: Australia’s impending $11 billion general purpose frigate decision is about more than which nation’s frigate design is best. It’s also about what...
September 12 2024
Hanwha, Advanced Navigation sign co-develop agreement for positioning navigation solutions
Hanwha Defence Australia, Hanwha Aerospace and Advanced Navigation have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop strategic-grade assured positioning navigation and...
September 12 2024
Boeing RAPTR backpack to enhance soldier connectivity
Boeing Defence Australia has announced a contract to provide the Australian Defence Force with a new lightweight, portable router to transform the deployed communication and...
September 12 2024
Lockheed Martin Australia, Asia Pacific Aerospace partner on Black Hawk global supply chain
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has announced the selection of Queensland-based Asia Pacific Aerospace to join the company’s Black Hawk global supply chain.
September 12 2024
Lockheed Martin Australia awards GWEO contract to Marand
Lockheed Martin Australia has awarded Marand Precision Engineering a contract to support the delivery of work under the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO)...
September 12 2024
Anduril unveils Barracuda family of cruise missiles
Anduril has officially launched its Barracuda-M family of air-breathing, software-defined expendable autonomous air vehicles that are designed for affordable, hyper-scale...
September 12 2024
QinetiQ launches Team TECSA
The initiative will bring together industry and academia to build the workforce and infrastructure needed to deliver sovereign defence capabilities.
September 11 2024
Thales and Lockheed Martin sign teaming agreement for GMLRS component production
Lockheed Martin Australia and Thales Australia announced the signing of a teaming agreement to manufacture solid rocket motors and other components for the Guided Multiple...
September 11 2024
EM Solutions, Advanced Robotics Hub collaboration to deliver next-gen SATCOM capability
Australian-based satellite communications company EM Solutions, in partnership with the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub, has announced the use of artificial...
September 11 2024
Axiom Precision Engineering to provide Apache crew doors
South Australia-based Axiom Precision Engineering has signed a global supply chain contract with Boeing to produce crew doors for AH-64E Apache attack reconnaissance...
September 11 2024
iLAuNCH Trailblazer partners with Deloitte Australia to expand international opportunities
iLAuNCH Trailblazer has announced a new partnership with Deloitte Australia to encourage the connection of Australian research and development with international...
September 11 2024