Held at the Melbourne Conference and Exhibition Centre between 9 and 11 September, the 2024 edition of the AMDA Foundation’s Land Forces exhibition broke all records | ADM Staff Writers

The US Navy has declared initial operational capability for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band.

Already well-established following its work on a short-range air defence system for the Australian Army and, more recently, the Naval Strike Missile for the Navy, Kongsberg Defence Australia is expanding significantly.

Global firms are partnering with Australian based entities in a bid to position themselves for lucrative AUKUS submarine contracts, despite lagging law reforms needed to progress | Kate Banville

Defence has ordered 40 additional Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles from Thales Australia at a cost of more than $100 million.

The inaugural ADM Australia-Korea Defence Congress took place in Seoul on 1 October, in partnership with the Korea Army International Defence Industry Exhibition, Aviation Week Network, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Vantiq | Ewen Levick

Army Aviation is undergoing its most significant period of change in almost two decades, with the introduction of new helicopter types and the relocation of two of its major units to Townsville and Oakey in Queensland | Nigel Pittaway

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved a $US 3.6 billion (~$5.6 billion) sale of AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles to Japan.

The COVID-19 pandemic was catastrophic for the New Zealand Defence Force | Tim Fish

UGH Group has secured ISO 19443 certification certifying the company's competency in working with nuclear supply chains. The certification ensures quality management for organisations supplying products and services to nuclear industry.

First there was Gallipoli, a British mission in which Australia eagerly participated, ultimately a failure for numerous reasons including inability to land sufficient forces in those early hours against increasingly stiff resistance | Max Blenkin

Austal will construct two Evolved Cape-class Patrols Boats for the Australian Border Force through a $137 million contract modification announced just days before Christmas.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched the latest ship in the series of Mogami-class frigates (FFMs) in a ceremony at its historic Nagasaki Shipyard on 19 December.

As we close out 2024, it is time for a look back at ADM’s most read stories of the year. ADM will also be taking a break from Friday 20 December and will return to bring you the latest in defence news on Monday 6 January 2025.

Defence has released the 2024 Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Plan which outlines a vision for continuous naval shipbuilding and sustainment over the next 30 years.

Cleanaway Operations and Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) have been awarded Defence's next generation of Resource Recovery and Waste Management contracts.