Australia and Singapore have opened new training facilities at Shoalwater Bay in time for Exercise Trident.

QinetiQhas official opened QinetiQ Laboratories in Mawson Lakes. The facility, known as QLabs, will help enable the rapid development of software and prototypes that support the Australian Defence Force.

When soldiers needed better night time illumination for their mortar sights, they came up with a design using components from a local electronics retailer, plus some 3D printing | Max Blenkin

Boeing Defence Australia has trained more than 450 helicopter aircrew for the Australian Defence Force since it signed the Helicopter Aircrew Training System contract in 2014.

Saab Australia has been awarded a four year contract to provide in-service support for Army's inventory of Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles.

Hanwha Defence Australia, Hanwha Systems and GME signed an MoU at the Military Communications and Information Systems Conference in Canberra.

Defence Trailblazer, QuantX Labs, and the University of Adelaide have agreed to a partnership that will advance quantum technology.

Boeing Defence Australia has received approval from the Defence Aviation Safety Authority to manufacture parts for Australian Defence Force aircraft in Australia.

Thales and Exail have been selected by the Direction Générale De L'Armement to supply eight A18-M Autonomous Underwater Vehicles to the French Navy.

The Swedish Air Force has selected Embraer's C-390 to replace its fleet of C-130H and KC-130H aircraft.

In Afghanistan, Australian combat casualties could expect to be treated effectively at point of injury then speedily evacuated by helicopter to a nearby medical facility for expert treatment then on to another facility in Germany for advanced care | Max Blenkin

On 18 October HMAS Brisbane (DDG-41) completed a four week maintenance availability at Naval Base San Diego in the US.

Gavan Reynolds was sworn in as the third Commissioner of the Australian Border Force and Comptroller-General of Customs on 10 November, succeeding Michael Outram.

With support from Australia’s former Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne, the aim is to help build the relationship between Australia and South Korea as both countries face dynamic security challenges | Ewen Levick

The Dutch Ministry of Defence signed a contract for the acquisition of nine Embraer KC-390 Millennium aircraft during a ceremony at the Farnborough Airshow on 22 July | Mark Ayton

The National Security Committee of Cabinet has reportedly downselected ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as finalists in the ongoing competition to build new frigates.