The 2026 ADM South Australia Defence Summit, held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 7 July, underscored the state’s involvement in the creation of a sovereign naval shipbuilding and sustainment capability | Nigel Pittaway

Saab Australia has reached a milestone with its 100th Multi-Function Console ready for export.

Two years after ASC deployed its first personnel to Pearl Harbor, more than 200 ASC employees are now undertaking Virginia-class maintenance training in Hawaii.

Rohde & Schwarz Australia and BAE Systems Maritime Australia have completed the Preliminary Design Review for delivery of NAVICS for the Hunter Class Frigate Program.

Ocius Technology and UNSW Canberra are collaborating to develop advanced autonomous control systems for the Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessel fleet to optimise its performance and power usage.

Australian shipbuilder Austal, Curtin University and the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre have commenced a $600,000 collaborative research project to unlock new additive manufacturing opportunities.

The Australian Defence Force has arrived in Hawaii for the world’s largest international maritime exercise, Exercise Rim of the Pacific 26.

Systems Engineering & Assessment, part of Cohort plc Group, has won a funding contract from UK Defence Innovation for the 2025 AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge.

Ocius Technology has christened the first Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessel hull to be delivered under the Royal Australian Navy's $176 million Bluebottle Program of Record which was announced in March.

BMT and Austal have signed a strategic agreement to provide scalable ship design and engineering capability, supporting the delivery of shipbuilding programs.

Kongsberg Australia has sent the first batch of Australian-made Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence System command and control consoles to Europe.

HMAS Coonawarra has seen many changes in all its years of existence. The base was commissioned on 16 March 1970 and relocated from Berrimah to Larrakeyah in the Northern Territory in December 2003 | Kirra Davey

Pillar II developments were the subject of much discussion at ADM’s AUKUS summit in Canberra in February. Grant McHerron provides an insight into progress to date | Grant McHerron

Australian specialist battery manufacturer PMB Defence has been selected to supply batteries for one of the contenders for Canada’s new diesel electric submarines | Max Blenkin

As of May 30, the US Navy has established a new naval support activity in Perth, Western Australia as part of AUKUS.

The recent visit to WA by the Royal Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Anson, although cut short, provided a timely reminder of the UK’s role under AUKUS | Julian Kerr