Australia is advancing plans to build solid rocket motors locally, following an announcement in late April that Northrop Grumman was selected to establish SRM manufacturing | Ewen Levick

Of all Australia’s many defence infrastructure projects, far and away the biggest is the Henderson precinct in Western Australia, a multi-billion-dollar, multi-generational enterprise where warships will be constructed | Max Blenkin

Romeo gets MAD

The Navy’s Sikorsky SH-60R (Romeo) Seahawk helicopters are set to be upgraded with an advanced magnetic anomaly detector for detecting hostile submarines | Max Blenkin

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StrikeMaster for Export

Despite losing out to Lockheed Martin for Defence’s Land 8113 Phase 2 contract, Kongsberg Australia remains confident about the export potential of its StrikeMaster variant of the proven Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence System | Nigel Pittaway

The last shipyard in Victoria capable of building large military vessels, which overlooks the entrance to the Port of Melbourne, is being sold to a developer part-owned by a Hong Kong company | Grant McHerron

Polaris is a regular exhibitor at Australian defence expo events and a regular supplier to the Australian Defence Force but it can’t say how many of its products it supplies or just who to | Max Blenkin

Ocius Bluebottle diesel-hybrid participates in US exercise

Two diesel-hybrid variants of Ocius’ renewably powered Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessel, ‘Bluebottle Hybrid’, have participated in the US Navy-led Maritime Big Play Pacific exercise, which runs throughout October.

NRFC invests in Austal Landing Craft Heavy

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation will provide $245 million of debt to Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia to build an advanced manufacturing facility that will enable local production of Landing Craft Heavy for the Australian Army.

Saab launches space mission system

Saab has introduced the Allied Mission System, a cloud-based software platform that enables the user to monitor, understand and respond to activity in space.

DEJV leads piling at HMAS Stirling

Duratec Ertech Joint Venture, a 50:50 joint venture between Duratec and Ertech, will deliver marine construction solutions as part of the $281 million infrastructure upgrade program at HMAS Stirling.

Australia participates in Exercise Keen Sword

Almost 300 Australian Defence Force personnel have deployed to Japan to enhance readiness and interoperability as part of Exercise Keen Sword.

Model26 forecasts Defence services savings

Model26 has undertaken some modelling which it claims, shows a new not-for-profit Defence delivery model could reduce the cost of professional and technical services to Government by 15 per cent, representing potential savings of $150 million annually.

Fleet Space Technologies leads threat detection project

A South Australian project combining advanced sensors, satellite technology and artificial intelligence to improve threat detection and response has successfully demonstrated a new capability with applications across Defence and national security.

Safran selects Dassault Systèmes Enovia and Catia applications

Dassault Systèmes has announced that Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia has selected its Enovia and Catia applications, powered by its 3DExperience platform, to support the design, development and production of high-technology equipment.

Government unveils AUKUS Pillar 2 payloads

The Australian Government will mark a milestone this week in the development and testing of advanced undersea warfare capabilities for the Australian Defence Force at Maritime Big Play Pacific – an AUKUS Pillar II exercise – in San Diego.

Video Summary: Exercise Keris Woomera 26, Williamstown shipyard sale & more

Exercise Keris Woomera 26 is underway in Indonesia, Williamstown shipyard is being sold to a developer part-owned by a Hong Kong company, Drone Forge signs MoU with Arkeus, and RAN Seahawks to receive advanced magnetic anomaly detectors.

Ocius unveils new global hub in Sydney

Ocius Technology has officially opened its advanced engineering, production and maintenance hub for Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) in Sydney, including a new 24/7 Global Operations Centre.

HD Hyundai launches third OPV for the Philippines

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has launched the third offshore patrol vessel destined for the Philippines at its shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.

Stärke-AMG and Flinders University lead manufacturing project

Stärke-AMG and Flinders University will lead a new $2.7 million industry-led project to help establish the sovereign capability Australia needs to manufacture critical metal components for defence, maritime and medical applications.