Gilmour Space Technologies is launching a new suborbital flight test service in Australia aimed at commercial and defence customers that require hypersonic speeds above Mach 5.

The Royal Australian Navy has selected a new light landing craft built by The Whiskey Project Group for Pacific Support Vessel ADV Reliant.

The Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy, announced that the initial phase of Project Land 8710 - Littoral Manoeuvre Vessels - had been formally approved by government on 23 July.

The Airbus A330 MRTT has achieved a world first aviation milestone by completing an automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) flight test campaign in night conditions.

Defence has awarded Ventia Australia the base services contract for firefighting services worth $564 million.

A mixed force of French, German and Spanish fighters touched down at RAAF Base Darwin on Sunday, after completing a trans-Pacific deployment.

The government is promoting export opportunities for Australian defence industry through an expansion of the Global Supply Chain (GSC) program.

Applications are now open for the eighth round of the Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund (CRF), with grants of up to $150,000 available.

Periscope Capital launches in the UK

Periscope Capital Partners has launched its presence in the UK as part of the Australian British Chamber of Commerce’s Defence Catalyst 2024 | Ewen Levick

Silentium Defence delivers first Air 6500 Sensors  

Silentium Defence has delivered the first five Maverick Fortress-3D passive radar systems to Lockheed Martin Australia as part of Project Air 6500 - Joint Air Battle Management System.

Top End ‘air war’ takes off

Combat jets from 14 nations took to the skies over Australia’s Top End on Monday as Exercise Pitch Black 2024 got underway in earnest | Nigel Pittaway

Lockheed Martin Australia launches Advanced Systems and Technologies brand

Lockheed Martin Australia has rebranded its Science, Technology, Engineering Leadership and Research Laboratory (STELaRLab) as Advanced Systems and Technologies.

Australian firms participate in Canadian anti-drone event

Australian companies AIM Defence and Electro Optic Systems took part in the Canadian Department of National Defence’s Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox event.

Saab Australia expands workforce in WA

Saab Australia is expanding its office in Rockingham, Western Australia, to accommodate personnel attached to its naval combat systems business.

Charles Darwin University joins defence science network

Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory has jointed the Queensland Defence Science Alliance, bringing it into broader Australian Defence Science and Universities Network.

Thales Australia to build additional Bushmasters

Thales Australia will build 15 additional Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles under a $45 million contract with Defence. 

Austal delivers 20th Guardian-class patrol boat

Austal Australia has delivered the 20th Guardian-class Patrol Boat to the Department of Defence.

Defence to procure new small uncrewed aerial systems

The government has announced that it will invest $100 million to procure two new small uncrewed aerial systems for the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force.

First RAAF 737 MAX 8 lands in Australia

The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) first Boeing 737 MAX 8 Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) arrived in Canberra on 12 July for the first time | Ben Felton

Defence Graduate Learning Program launched

The Defence Teaming Centre and Engineers Australia are collaborating to offer graduate engineers a professional development program to pave the way for their participation in opportunities on the horizon in the Defence sector.

Calls grow for greater defence ties with South Korea

Speaking at the ROK-AUS Defence Conference in Canberra prominent Korean and Australian representatives called for enhanced defence cooperation to offset the new alliance between Moscow and Pyongyang | Ewen Levick

Austal USA breaks ground on steel assembly facility

Austal USA started construction on a new facility in Mobile, Alabama. The expansion includes a new assembly building and shiplift and supports multiple Austal USA programs.

Previewing the 2024 Hunter Defence conference

This year’s iteration of the Hunter Defence conference will canvas a range of views about contemporary issues facing Australia and the Australian Defence Force | Sponsored