The recently released Defence Industry Development Strategy underscores the vital role Innovation, Science and Technology will play in the future Australian Defence Force | Nigel Pittaway

Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton arrived at RAAF Base Tindal on 16 June following a trans-pacific flight. The arrival of Australia's first Triton comes nearly 20 years after Australia joined the US Navy Broad Area Maritime Surveillance program in 2006.

Toll Aviation wrapped up a demonstration campaign for the Shield AI MQ-35A VBAT last month following three months of testing, flying, and operating the vehicle in a variety of conditions around the country | Ben Felton

Exail has been selected by the European Commission to participate in the European Extended Mine Counter Measures project. The project consortium is being led by Naval Group Belgium and includes Thales France, Saab Kockums, and Navantia among others. 

Defence is actively looking for candidates to support the future of its small uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) requirements, through the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s (ASCA) Sovereign UAS Challenge | Keira Joyce

Quickstep has received a follow-on order for 20 Volanti aircraft, valued at approximately $430,000. This order supplements the $1.35 million order for 40 units from drone company Carbonix.

With funding from the Australian Research Council, a team from Curtin’s School of Earth and Planetary Sciences has developed a breakthrough in operating and monitoring small satellites.

While the review of the RAN surface combatant fleet understandably attracted considerable prior speculation, plans to boost RAN firepower with the acquisition of six Large Optionally Crewed Surface Vessels came as a surprise | Julian Kerr

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will stop flying the S-100 Camcopter on 30 June, when Defence’s contract with Schiebel Pacific expires, ending six years of service for the type | Ben Felton

Richard Marles has said that trust in China’s intent is the single most important ingredient to the maintenance of the global rules-based international order and that would be at the heart of building a stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific | Micah Young

South Australian company Myriota has announced a $1.5 million investment from the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Initiative Demonstrator Mission Grants.

The New Zealand Defence Force will deploy up to 41 additional personnel to the Republic of Korea, increasing the size of its contribution to the United Nations Command and its Military Armistice Commission from 12 to up to 53 personnel.

Australia has donated a new landing craft, RVS Sokomanu, to the Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing through the Defence Cooperation Program | Ben Felton

Hanwha Defence Australia has expanded its partnership with Dassault Systèmes through the adoption of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform to support HDA's Australian Department of Defence contracts.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force has wrapped up its C-130H training deployment in Australia for this year.

The two companies aim to collaborate in areas including land, air and naval forces as well as in simulation and maintenance.