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Deputy PM to attend Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore

May 31 2024

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles will meet with key international leaders at the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue in S...

Elexon Group has celebrated the launch of their new facility, entering a new era of Elexon 2.0, with the ambitious goal of zero delays, zero defects, and zero returns.

May 31 2024

Sweeping changes shake up Raytheon’s Australian leadership team

Raytheon Australia is set for a major shake-up as nearly half of its leadership team were confirmed to have left the global prime "effective immediately".

May 30 2024

USS Emory S. Land submarine tender arrives in Darwin

Australia has welcomed the United States’ submarine tender, the USS Emory S. Land, to Darwin for a port visit.

May 30 2024

Defence opens Navy Training Systems Centre - West in Perth

The Australian Defence Force has officially opened Navy Training Systems Centre - West in Perth.

May 30 2024

If Australia is serious about preparing, what does our ‘Rocky montage’ moment look like?

We have heard consistently over the last decade, at the very least, that Australia needs to prepare a “whole-of-nation” response to face the most serious...

May 30 2024

Rumour mill gets it wrong: Scuttlebutt surrounding HMAS Anzac transfer to Philippines sinks

Rumours of a possible transfer agreement between Australia and the Philippines for the now-decommissioned HMAS Anzac (III) has spectacularly fizzled out.

May 30 2024

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide readies final report for September

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is entering its last stages as a final report is prepared for delivery by 9 September this year.

May 30 2024

Cause unknown: Developmental F-35 fighter jet crashes and burns on take-off

A developmental version of the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jet has crashed after take-off in the United States.

May 29 2024

Defence spending patterns being broken due to grey-zone warfare, says Deputy PM

Traditional defence spending barriers are being broken as the world embraces grey-zone warfare, according to Australian Minister for Defence Richard Marles.

May 29 2024

Conroy ‘appalled’, ‘horrified’ by military actions in Gaza

Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy is “horrified” and “appalled” by the recent military actions taking place in Gaza.

May 29 2024

RSL Australia encourages domestic political, social reawakening in new report

The Returned & Services League of Australia has called for a domestic political and social reawakening to meet emerging issues, following the release of a new major...

May 29 2024

Concept design partners picked for new submarine construction yard

The federal government has announced concept design partners for South Australia’s new Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard.

May 29 2024

Real-world policy: Letting Ukraine deploy weapons into Russia is just common sense

NATO Secretary General and former Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, is encouraging Western allies to lift their weapons-use restrictions on Ukraine.

May 29 2024

Defence Trailblazer launches $12m program to accelerate defence capabilities

Defence Trailblazer has launched a new $12 million program to support industry in accelerating capabilities to meet Defence’s new sovereign industrial priorities.

May 28 2024

British calls for return of National Service kick-off interesting argument, but raise some valid points

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has used the first week of the UK’s election campaign to launch a return of National Service, prompting backlash from young Brits but...

May 28 2024

Quick turnaround: Shipbuilders ready opening pitch for general purpose frigates

Shipbuilders competing for the Royal Australian Navy’s new $10 billion frigate project have allegedly been given only three weeks to outline their opening pitch.

May 28 2024