The New Zealand Ministry of Defence is in “preliminary discussions” with the Argentine Government around a potential sale of its remaining surplus NZLAVs to the country | Ben Felton

Japan hasn’t traditionally been a key market for Australian defence industry and dual-use technology companies, but developments in its defence and dual-use technology sector suggests it could be | Opinion | Bernice Kissinger

Major munitions acquisitions accelerated recently with support from Defence’s Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise have underlined GWEO’s mandated focus on long-range strike, the sufficiency of war stocks, and the domestic manufacture of precision-guided missiles.

Tasmania based Sentinel Boats has taken out the highest honour in the New Zealand Minister of Defence Awards of Excellence to Industry.

The Royal Australian Navy will decommission the Minehunter Coastal, HMAS Huon, on 30 May 2024 at HMAS Waterhen.

Completed in March 2024, PV Deutrom was purpose designed, built, and equipped for police operations requiring very high speed and the ability to carry multiple personnel.

Corvus Technology Solutions has opened an office in the Republic of Korea to support the Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle program.

On 29 April a South Korean delegation, led by Foreign Minister Tae-yul Cho and Defence Minister Won-sik Shin, commenced their diplomatic mission for the sixth ROK-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministers’ (2+2) Meeting in Australia | Eunhyuk Cha

ASC has been selected to provide sustainment support to visiting US Navy Virginia Class submarines at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia from 2027.

Speaking at the ADM Northern Australia Defence Summit, Pat Conroy, the Minister for Defence Industry and the Pacific announced that the government will expand and accelerate upgrades to Defence's Northern Bases. 

Defence has opened the new Robertson Barracks Solar Farm. The 10-megawatt solar farm is made up of over 27,000 solar panels and will supply up to 40 per cent of the energy needs of the base.

Shawn Baerlocher has been appointed as the new CEO of EOS Defense Systems USA, replacing Brigadier General (Ret) Philip Coker.

Adelaide-based SMEs MyModular, Century Engineering, MG Engineering, Novafast International, Axiom and Hobart-based CBG Systems have signed up to the ‘Connected Supplier’ project to explore opportunities to use technology for better business performance.  

The United States Marine Corps is set to begin fielding Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ Iron Dome air defence system in 2025, with the 1st Low Altitude Air Defense battalion in Hawai'i set to field the system first.

In a late afternoon press release on Monday 6 May the Department of Defence said that an MH-60R Romeo helicopter operating from HMAS Hobart was intercepted in an "unsafe and unprofessional" manner by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLA-AF).

Kongsberg Defence Australia has delivered the final Fire Distribution Centre for the Australian Army's National Advanced Surface to Air Missile Systems.