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US announces US$1.9bn contract modification for HIMARS

June 05 2024

The US government has announced a US$1.9 billion contract modification for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with American defence prime ...

Industry competition launched to supply FPV drones to Ukraine

The United Kingdom and Latvia have launched an industry competition to supply thousands of first-person view (FPV) drones to Ukraine.

June 05 2024

DroneShield opens new HQ, commits to tripling R&D and manufacturing capacity

ASX-listed DroneShield has opened its new headquarters in Pyrmont, committing to triple its research and development and manufacturing capacity to AU$400 million annually.

June 04 2024

Defence Bank appoints new CEO

A 30-year insurance and banking expert has been appointed as chief executive officer of Defence Bank.

June 04 2024

Conroy shares rare glimpse behind the Defence iron curtain

Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has shared a rare glimpse of future planning and current projects behind Defence’s traditional iron curtain of...

June 04 2024

International Defence Force: ADF recruitment widened to non-Australian citizens

The federal government has announced expanded recruitment criteria to allow eligible permanent residents from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States...

June 04 2024

Protesters ready plans to disrupt Land Forces Expo in September

Protest groups are moving forward with plans to picket the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition in Melbourne this year.

June 04 2024

Wingman unmanned aircraft concept model to debut in Berlin

A new Wingman concept model will be put on display in Berlin by European multinational aerospace corporation Airbus.

June 04 2024

Don’t assume we will win

For the first time in eight decades, our way of life and the order upon which it is built is coming under direct assault. Where things differ is the lasting cultural impact...

June 04 2024

Defence industry partnership offers Space Camp USA scholarship to students

High school students are being offered the opportunity to attend Space Camp USA under a partial scholarship between Australian defence company Electro Optic Systems and One...

June 04 2024

BlackSky secures space-based imagery, analytics contract

Space-based imagery and analytics company BlackSky has secured a US$7 million contract renewal to provide space-based imagery and analytics monitoring services to an...

June 03 2024

Australian, Chinese defence ministers discuss recent dangerous incidents

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has led a “complex, but respectful” discussion with counterpart China Minister of National Defense Admiral Dong...

June 03 2024

US Secretary of Defense endorses industry collaboration principles at Shangri-La Dialogue

The US government has endorsed a series of principles for Indo-Pacific Defence Industrial Base Collaboration on the sidelines of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore...

June 03 2024

Dangerous mismatch: Rhetoric, funding and outcomes not up to snuff, warns ASPI head

The time for the rubber to hit the road is now fast approaching for the Albanese government, as the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) budget report details a...

June 03 2024

Runway extension, aircraft parking upgrades completed at strategic Nackeroo Airstrip

Critical runway extension and aircraft parking upgrades have been completed at Nackeroo Airstrip in the Northern Territory.

June 03 2024

Australia to send F-35s to Exercise Bersama Lima in first fifth-gen outing

The Australian Defence Force will send F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Exercise Bersama Lima later this year, heralding the first time a fifth-generation aircraft has...

June 03 2024

US Navy awards Austal AU$779 million contract modification for ASW capability

The US Navy has awarded Austal USA a contract modification for the construction of the T-AGOS 25, the lead ship of the T-AGOS ocean surveillance program, valued at AU$779...

May 31 2024