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ASC secures 4-year sustainment contract for Collins Class submarine fleet

July 30 2024

The Australian Defence Force’s Collins Class submarine fleet will be maintained under a new four-year sustainment contract signed with governmen...

NT veterans receive new employment, mentoring opportunities in Ventia deal

The Northern Territory government has entered into a partnership with Ventia for the permanent delivery of employment and mentoring opportunities to the territory’s...

July 29 2024

The Whiskey Project to deliver light landing craft to Navy

Australian specialist and tactical watercraft manufacturer The Whiskey Project has been selected to deliver two all-aluminium Landing Craft Light for use on the Royal...

July 29 2024

Chief Defence Scientist to join DIDS Summit

Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro AC, is the latest high-profile speaker to confirm her speaking session at the upcoming Defence Connect DIDS...

July 29 2024

Charges laid after alleged Australian Defence Force vehicle theft

Queensland Police have charged and extradited a Victorian man in relation to the alleged theft of an Australian Defence Force vehicle earlier this month.

July 29 2024

Chief of Defence Force visits Pacific partners in first international trip

Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston will travel to meet Pacific partners in Fiji and Vanuatu during his first international trip.

July 29 2024

Post-crisis economy: Rebuilding from the ground up

Few national economies have benefited from the era of hyper-globalisation quite like Australia; however, in the aftermath of a major regional crisis, the chickens have come...

July 29 2024

Pat Conroy promoted to cabinet amid ministerial overhaul

Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has been promoted into federal cabinet under a series of ministerial arrangements.

July 29 2024

Diverse career opportunities championed in new ADF recruitment campaign

Diversity of career opportunities will be championed under a new-look Australian Defence Force recruitment advertising campaign.

July 29 2024

ADF honours anniversary of fatal MRH-90 Taipan crash

The Australian Defence Force has held a military service commemorating four Australian Army aircrew lost in the 2023 Lindeman Island MRH-90 Taipan incident, on the first...

July 29 2024

Blood in the water: Biden’s frailty, decline entice hostile actors in face of declining West

For many, the real-time decline and rapid deterioration of US President Joe Biden has been a mask slip moment. For others, more concerningly, it has signalled the frailty of...

July 26 2024

Lockheed Martin unveils Mako hypersonic air-launched missile

Lockheed Martin has officially unveiled its latest air-launched hypersonic strike weapon, Mako, designed to deliver range, speed, and lethality to the US and allied...

July 26 2024

DARPA-backed microelectronics manufacturing pushes closer to delivering

DARPA will work with the University of Texas at Austin to establish a consortium designed to unlock accessible prototyping for the chips of tomorrow with a new agreement to...

July 26 2024

BAE set to deliver critical microelectronics to US defence industrial base

BAE Systems has been awarded a US$22 million (AU$33.6 million) contract by the US Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research & Engineering to support the US...

July 25 2024

Saudi Arabia to acquire logistics, sustainment systems in US foreign military sale

The US State Department has approved a possible US$2.8 billion foreign military sale of logistics and sustainment systems to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

July 25 2024

Wait, we have to be a two-fleet nation? Concerns mount as Beijing looks to expand Indian Ocean fleet presence

When established in the 1980s, Australia’s “Two Ocean Policy” sought to essentially establish the nation as a “two fleet” navy capable of...

July 25 2024

Kuru Wharf officially opened at HMAS Coonawarra

The Australian government has celebrated the official opening of the new Kuru Wharf at HMAS Coonawarra in the Northern Territory.

July 25 2024

Missiles not included: MQ-28A Ghost Bat will not carry weapons

In a surprise change of plans, the MQ-28A Ghost Bat drone will not carry weapons, instead being shifted to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance roles.

July 25 2024

Exercise Pitch Black to resume ‘pretty quickly’ after Italian Air Force crash

The Australian government has confirmed that Exercise Pitch Black will be “up and running pretty quickly” following the crash of an Italian Air Force fighter jet...

July 25 2024