Defence Industry News - Defence Connect

What’s in a name? Latest presidential executive order calls for creation of US ‘Iron Dome’ system

January 29 2025

Amid the flurry of executive orders, US President Donald Trump has charged newly installed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth with developing a missile de...

£285m contract for BAE to enhance Royal Navy combat system capabilities

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a £285 million (AU$569 million) contract to support the Royal Navy’s shared infrastructure, combat management...

January 29 2025

Commonwealth, WA governments team up for new TAFE Centre of Excellence

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Western Australia Premier Roger Cook have announced a formal partnership to establish the WA Defence TAFE Centre...

January 29 2025

Huntington Ingalls Industries kicks off ship, sub building operations at Charleston

Huntington Ingalls Industries has officially completed the acquisition of an advanced manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina, expanding its Newport News...

January 31 2025

US, Japanese navies demonstrate Aegis integrated fires capability

Lockheed Martin has supported the US and Japanese Navies successfully demonstrating a Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control capability leveraging the joint Aegis...

January 31 2025

WA state government launches new Defence and Defence Industry Strategy

Western Australia Premier Roger Cook and WA Minister for Defence Industry Paul Papalia CSC have formally launched the WA state government’s long-awaited Defence and...

January 30 2025

$650m order for additional long-range missiles

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Minister Pat Conroy have announced a AU$650 million foreign military...

January 30 2025

US$904m contract to boost US Navy Cooperative Engagement Capability lethality

Collins Aerospace has been awarded a follow-on contract worth up to US$904 million (AU$1.45 billion) over five years to further develop the US Navy’s Cooperative...

January 31 2025

New Sydney manufacturing facility to boost Australian defence industrial capacity

Australian defence supplier Defence Seals & Spares has unveiled SealFast, a new brand and manufacturing facility that will introduce cutting-edge technology and...

February 03 2025

Public comments sought on Osborne sub construction yard

The Australian public is invited to have their say on the draft Strategic Impact Assessment Report for the planned nuclear-powered submarine construction yard at Osborne,...

February 04 2025

US$383m contract for next-gen submarine-launched ballistic missiles

The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$383 million (AU$612.4 million) contract modification for the continued development of the next-generation Trident II strategic...

February 05 2025